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Many thanks to Dr. Michael Lang for keeping you out of the devil's playground last semester.  Ready for another round of problems?


PROBLEM 244

You're given squares ABCD and DEFG with side lengths a and b, respectively. What is the area of triangle AHC pictured on the left?  Be sure to explain your answer completely.

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