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A helicopter, at an altitude of 1500 metre, finds that two ships are sailing towards it, in the same direction. The angles of depression of the ships as observed from the helicopter are `60^@ and 30^@` respectively. Distance between the two ships, in metre is

A

`1000sqrt(3)`

B

`(1000)/(sqrt(3))`

C

`500sqrt(3)`

D

`(500)/(sqrt(3))`

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