Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angles of elevation of the top of the lighthouse as observed from the two ships are 30 and 45 respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is :_________?

A. 300 m

B. 273 m

C. 173 m

D. 200 m

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