A TV transmitting antenna is 75 m tall. How much maximum distance and area cover by it? Radius of Earth = 6.4 × 106 m.
Height of antenna h = 75 m Radius of the Earth R = 6.4 × 106 m (i) ∴ Maximum distance of transmitting
(ii) Maximum area covered by transmitting A = πd2 A = π (2Rh) A = 3.14 × 960 × 106 m2 = 3014 × 106 m2 A = 3014 km2