From the top of a 45 m high light house, the angles of depression of two ships, on the opposite side of it, are observed to be $30^{\circ}$ and $60^{\circ}$. If the line joining the ships passes through the foot of the light house, find the distance between the ships. (Use $\sqrt{3}=1.73$ )
Explanation
To find the distance between the ships, we need to use trigonometry. Let's draw a diagram and use the angles of depression to find the distances from the lighthouse to each ship. We can then use the Pythagorean theorem to find the distance between the ships.
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