2016 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 25
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25. A semicircle is inscribed in an isosceles triangle with base 
and height 
so that the diameter of the semicircle is contained in the base of the triangle as shown. What is the radius of the semicircle?
[Diagram]
$\textbf{(A) }4 \sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(B) } \Dfrac{120}{17}\qquad\textbf{(C) }10\qquad\textbf{(D) }\Dfrac{17\sqrt{2}}{2}\qquad \textbf{(E) \frac{17\sqrt{3}}{2}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
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