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Problem

In triangle $ABC$, $CD$ is the altitude to $AB$ and $AE$ is the altitude to $BC$. If the lengths of $AB$, $CD$, and $AE$ are known, the length of $DB$ is:


$\textbf{(A)}\ \text{not determined by the information given} \qquad$

$\textbf{(B)}\ \text{determined only if A is an acute angle} \qquad$

$\textbf{(C)}\ \text{determined only if B is an acute angle} \qquad$

$\textbf{(D)}\ \text{determined only in ABC is an acute triangle} \qquad$

$\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these is correct}$

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