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The horizontal distance between two towers is 60 m and the angular depression of the top of the second tower which is 150 m high is `30^(@)`. The height of the first is

A

120m

B

`10(15+2sqrt(3))m`

C

`10(15+2sqrt(3))m`

D

`10(15+sqrt(3))m`

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