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Remote sensing satellites move in an orbit that is at an average height of about 500 km from the surface of the earth. The camera onboard one such satellite has a screen on area A on which the images captured by it are formed. If the focal length of the camera lens is 50 cm, then the terrestrial area that can be observed from the satellite is close to

(A) 2 x 103 A

(B) 106 A

(C) 1012 A

(D) 4 x 1012 A

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Correct option (C) 1012 A

Explanation:

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