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COMEDK · Physics · 31. Communication System

A TV tower has a height \(72 \mathrm{~m}\). The maximum distance upto which TV transmission can be received is (Take, radius of the earth as \(\left.6.4 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~m}\right)\)

  1. A 27.52 km
  2. B 34.25 km
  3. C 30.35 km
  4. D 25.12 km
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(C) 30.35 km

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The height of TV tower, \(h=72 \mathrm{~m}\) The maximum distance upto which transmission can be received, \(d=\sqrt{2 R h}=\sqrt{2 \times 6.4 \times 10^6 \times 72}=30.35 \mathrm{~km}\)
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