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The angle of depression of a ship as observed from the top of a lighthouse is `45^(@)` . If the height of the lighthouse is 200 m , then what is the distance of the ship from the foot of the lighthouse ?

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200 m

B

400 m

C

100 m

D

`200 sqrt(3)m`

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