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What is the height h of the garage roof?

What is the height h of the garage roof?-example-1
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Answer: 8 feet

Explanation:
Use Pythagorean theorem which is a^2 + b^2=c^2
30/2=15
15^2+b^2=17^2
225 +b^2= 289
289-225=64; b^2=64
8^2=64
b=missing side=8
h=8
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