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An observer on the top of a cliff 200 m above the sea level, observes the angles of depression of two ships on opposite sides of the cliff to be `45^(@) and 30^(@)` respectively. Then the distance between the ships if the line joining the points to the base of the cliff

A

` 526-4m `

B

`5364 m `

C

` 54.6 m`

D

None of these

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