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Problem 24 (2023 AMC 8)

AMC 8Hard

From module Triangle Similarity

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Isosceles ABC\triangle ABC has equal side lengths ABAB and BCBC. In the figure below, segments are drawn parallel to AC\overline{AC} so that the shaded portions of ABC\triangle ABC have the same area. The heights of the two unshaded portions are 1111 and 55 units, respectively. What is the height hh of ABC\triangle ABC? [See figure in original PDF]

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