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A man from the top of a 100 metres high lower sees a car towards the tower at an angle of degression of `30^(@).` After some time, the angle of depression becomes `60^(@).` The distance metres travelled by the car during this time

A

`100 sqrt(3)`

B

`(200 sqrt(3))/(3)`

C

`(100 sqrt(3))/(3)`

D

`200 sqrt(3)`

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