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User Nikhil N
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Explanation:

the height is 17 feet and the distance from the wall is 8 feet

using pythogras theorem


{h}^(2) + {b}^(2) = {hypotenuse}^(2) \\ {h}^(2) + {8}^(2) = {17}^(2) \\ h = \sqrt{( {17}^(2) - {8}^(2) } \\ h = 15

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