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Near ship (45°): . Far ship (30°): . Distance between = 75 m.
Answer: A)
From the top of a 75 m high lighthouse, the angles of depression of two ships in the same vertical plane on the same side are 45° and 30°.
Find the distance (in m) between the two ships.
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