Đặt \(\frac{a}{b}=\frac{c}{d}=k\)
Suy ra: a = kb
c = kd
Do đó: \(\frac{a\cdot c}{b\cdot d}=\frac{kb\cdot kd}{b\cdot d}=\frac{k^2\cdot\left(b\cdot d\right)}{b\cdot d}=k^{2\left(1\right)}\)
\(\frac{a^2-c^2}{b^2-d^2}=\frac{\left(kb\right)^2-\left(kd\right)^2}{b^2-d^2}=\frac{k^2b^2-k^2d^2}{b^2-d^2}=\frac{k^2\left(b^2-d^2\right)}{b^2-d^2}=k^2^{\left(2\right)}\)
Từ (1) và (2) suy ra \(\frac{a\cdot c}{b\cdot d}=\frac{a^2-c^2}{b^2-d^2}\left(đpcm\right)\)