Isoceles △ABC\triangle ABC has equal side lengths ABAB and BCBC. In the figure below, segments are drawr parallel to AC‾\overline{AC} so that the shaded portions of △ABC\triangle ABC have the same area. The heights of the two unshaded portions are 11 and 5 units, respectively. What is the height of hh of △ABC\triangle ABC?
A. 14.6
B. 14.8
C. 15
D. 15.2
E. 15.4

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