CEMC Cayley, 2004

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Two vertical towers, $AB$ and $CD$ , are located 16 m apart on flat ground, as shown. Tower $AB$ is 18 m tall and tower $CD$ is 30 m tall. Ropes are tied from $A$ to $C$ and from $B$ to $C$ . Assuming the ropes are taut, the total length of rope, in m, is

(A) $54$ (B) $64$ (C) $44$ (D) $48$ (E) $59$

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