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From the top of a lighthouse, an observer looking at a boat makes an angle of depression of `60^(@)`. If the height of the lighthouse is `90m`, then find how far is the boat from the lighthouse.
`(sqrt(3)=1.73)`

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The distance of the ship from the lighthouse is 51.90 m.
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