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The base of a cliff is circular. From the extremities of a diameter of the base, angles of elevation of the top of the cliff are `30^o and 60^o`. If the height of the cliff be 500 m, then the diameter of the base of the cliff is:

A

`2000/sqrt(3)`m

B

`1000/sqrt(3)`m

C

`2000/sqrt(2)` m

D

`1000sqrt(3)`m

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