3. A piece of wire 16 feet long is strung from
the top of the side of a house to the
ground. The distance from the base of the
house to where the wire meets the ground
is 9 feet, as shown in the picturt.
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19 lei
(The figure is not drawn to scale.)
How tall, in feet, is the house?
B. 20
C. 175
D. 337