The shadow of a tower standing on a level plane is found to be $100 \ m$ longer when the sun's angle of elevation is $30^{\circ}$ than when it is $45^{\circ}$. The height of the tower is:

  • A
    $50(\sqrt{3}-1)$
  • B
    $50(\sqrt{3}+1)$
  • C
    $100(\sqrt{3}-1)$
  • D
    $100(\sqrt{3}+1)$

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