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Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angles of elevation of the top of the lighthouse as observed from the two ships are `30o` and `45o` respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is (a) 173 m (b) 200 m (c) 273 m (d) 300 m

A

173 m

B

200 m

C

273 m

D

300 m

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