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The area of a triangle is half the product of any of its sides and the corresponding altitude. GIVEN : A ` A B C` in which `A L` is the altitude to the side `B Cdot` TO PROVE : `a r( A B C)=1/2(B C*A L)` CONSTRUCTION : Through `C` and `A` draw `C D B A` and `A D B C` respectively, intersecting each other at `Ddot`

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