Mathematics
From the top of a light house 100 m high, the angles of depression of two ships are observed as 48° and 36° respectively. Find the distance between the two ships (in the nearest metre) if:
(i) the ships are on the same side of the light house.
(ii) the ships are on the opposite sides of the light house.
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