Ms. Esquivel is in her 3rd floor classroom looking out over a tree that is 35 meters away. Ms. E's viewpoint is 250 meters up from the ground. Ms. E and a bird at the top of the tree are staring at a dollar bill 400 meters away. Assuming that the dollar bill is the point at which their viewpoints meet, how tall is the tree? Draw the diagram and solve.

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9) Ms. Esquivel is in her 3rd floor classroom looking out over a tree that is 35 meters away. Ms. E's
viewpoint is 250 meters up from the ground. Ms. E and a bird at the top of the tree are staring at
a dollar bill 400 meters away. Assuming that the dollar bill is the point at which their viewpoints
meet, how tall is the tree? Draw the diagram and solve.
Transcribed Image Text:32 9) Ms. Esquivel is in her 3rd floor classroom looking out over a tree that is 35 meters away. Ms. E's viewpoint is 250 meters up from the ground. Ms. E and a bird at the top of the tree are staring at a dollar bill 400 meters away. Assuming that the dollar bill is the point at which their viewpoints meet, how tall is the tree? Draw the diagram and solve.
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