2023 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 24
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Problem
Isosceles 
has equal side lengths 
and 
. In the figure below, segments are drawn parallel to 
so that the shaded portions of have the same area. The heights of the two unshaded portions are 11 and 5 units, respectively. What is the height of 
of ?
- Add asymptote diagram*
(note: diagrams are not necessarily draw to scale)
![\[\textbf{(A) } 14.6 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 14.8 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 15 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 15.2 \qquad \textbf{(E) } ~15.4\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/4/2/742d88a5dc4c08ac16691b9d218f5fc6a0ea8a31.png)
