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From a certain point on a straight road, a person observes a tower in the west direction at a distance of 200 m. He walks some distance 'along the road and finds that the same tower is 300 m south of him. What is the shortest distance of the tower from the road?

A

`(300)/( sqrt13 ) m`

B

`( 500)/( sqrt13) m`

C

`( 600)/(sqrt13) m`

D

`( 900)/(sqrt13) m`

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