Answer: D) w = 9 feet
Work Shown:
[tex]L = \sqrt{w^2+h^2}\\\\L^2 = w^2+h^2\\\\L^2-h^2 = w^2\\\\w^2 = L^2-h^2\\\\w = \sqrt{L^2-h^2}\\\\w = \sqrt{15^2-12^2}\\\\w = \sqrt{225-144}\\\\w = \sqrt{81}\\\\w = 9\\\\[/tex]
That points us to the final answer choice D.
