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Angle of depression from the top of a lighthouse of two boats are 45° and 30° due east which are 60 m apart. The height of the light house is :

60 √3
30 ( √3 - 1 )
30 ( √3 + 1 )
None of these

Correct Answer: 30 ( √3 + 1 )

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