A right triangle ABC with hypotenuse AB has side AC=15. Altitude CH divides AB into segments AH And HB, with HB=16. The area of △ABC is:
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size(200);
defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)+fontsize(11pt));
pair A = origin, H = (5,0), B = (13,0), C = (5,6.5);
draw(C--A--B--C--H^^rightanglemark(C,H,B,16));
label("A",A,W);
label("B",B,E);
label("C",C,N);
label("H",H,S);
label("15",C/2,NW);
label("16",(H+B)/2,S);
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