2021 Fall AMC 10A Problems/Problem 17

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An architect is building a structure that will place vertical pillars at the vertices of regular hexagon $ABCDEF$ , which is lying horizontally on the ground. The six pillars will hold up a flat solar panel that will not be parallel to the ground. The heights of pillars at $A$ , $B$ , and $C$ are $12$ , $9$ , and $10$ meters, respectively. What is the height, in meters, of the pillar at $E$ ?

$\textbf{(A) }9 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 6\sqrt{3} \qquad\textbf{(C) } 8\sqrt{3} \qquad\textbf{(D) } 17 \qquad\textbf{(E) }12\sqrt{3}$

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2021 Fall AMC 10A Problems/Problem 17

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