In triangle ABC below, BD is the altitude. Point A represents Omari's house, point C represents the restaurant where Omari works
, and point D represents a gas station where Omari frequently stops. If the distance from Omari's home to his work site is 10 miles, what is the distance from the gas station to Omari's work site?
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