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AMC 12 2009b Problem 13

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Triangle ABCABC has AB=13AB = 13 and AC=15AC = 15, and the altitude to BC‾\overline{BC} has length 1212. What is the sum of the two possible values of BCBC?

\textbf{(A)}\ 15 \textbf{(B)}\ 16 \textbf{(C)}\ 17 \textbf{(D)}\ 18 \textbf{(E)}\ 19

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