Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:
Choose the most appropriate option
A) 173 m B) 200 m C) 273 m D) 300 m E) 373 m

Rationale: let ab be the lighthouse and c and d be the positions of the ships . then , ab = 100 m , acb = 30 ° and adb = 45 ° . ab = tan 30 ° = 1 ac = ab x 3 = 1003 m . ac 3 ab = tan 45 ° = 1 ad = ab = 100 m . ad cd = ( ac + ad ) = ( 1003 + 100 ) m = 100 ( 3 + 1 ) = ( 100 x 2.73 ) m = 273 m . answer = c
Answer: C