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A Satellite flying at height h is watching the top of the two tallest mountains in Uttarakhand and Karnataka ,them being Nanda Devi(height 7,816m) and Mullayanagiri (height 1,930 m). The angles of depression from the satellite , to the top of Nanda Devi and Mullayanagiri are 30`""^(@)`and 60`""^(@)`respectively. If the distance between the peaks of two mountains is 1937 km , and the satellite is vertically above the midpoint of the distance between the two mountains.

The distance of the satellite from the top of Nanda Devi is

A

1139.4 km

B

577.52 km

C

1937 km

D

1025.36 km

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