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A ship of height 24 m is sighted from a lighthouse. From the top of the lighthouse the angle of depression to the top of the mast and base of the ship is `30^@ and 45^@` respectively. How far is the ship from the lighthouse ? (`sqrt3 = 1.73`)

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56.88 m
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