Your office window is 35 feet high.  Looking out your window, you find that the top of a statue lines up exactly with the bottom of a building that is 600 horizontal feet from your office, as is shown in the figure below. The statue is 125 horizontal feet from the building.  How tall is the statue?

A. 6.48 feet
B. 9.71 feet
C. 7.29 feet
D. 10 feet


Answer: C

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