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JEE Main 2021Communication System Question with Solution

JEE Main 2021 (17 Mar Shift 1)

Question

For VHF signal broadcasting, _______ km2 of maximum service area will be covered by an antenna tower of height 30 m, if the receiving antenna is placed at ground. Let radius of the earth be 6400 km. (Round off to the Nearest Integer) (Take π as 3.14)

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 1206
Correct answer
1206

Step-by-step explanation

d=2Rh

A=πd2

A=π2Rh

=3.14×2×6400×301000

A=1205.76 km2

A1206 km2

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