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From the top of a lighhouse, the angles of depression of two ships on the opposite sides of it are observed to be `30^(@) and 60^(@)`. If the height of the lighthouse is h meters and thhe line joining the ships passes through the foot of the lighthouse. show that the distance between the ships is `(4h)/(sqrt(3))` m.

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