A radar has a power of 1kW and is operating at a frequency of 10GHz. It is located on a mountaintop of height 500m. The maximum distance up to which it can detect object located on the surface of the earth (Radius of earth =6.4×106m) is
A
80km
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B
16km
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C
40km
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D
64km
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Solution
The correct option is B80km Let Maximum distance on earth where object can be detected is d, height of mountain is h, R=Radius of earth