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The transmitting antenna placed at the top of a tower has a height of 45 m from the ground. The distance between receiving and transmitting antennas is 40 km and the radius of earth is 6400 km. The minimum height (in m at which the receiving antenna is to be placed for satisfactory communication in LOS mode, is

  1. A 5
  2. B 15
  3. C 20
  4. D 25
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(C) 20

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Recall the formula of maximum distance between transmitting and receiving antenna, d=2 RhT+2 RhR 40=2×6400×45×10-3+2×6400×hR 40=24+2×6400×hR 256=2×6400×hR hR=2562×6400=20×10-3 km=20 m
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