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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 of 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

`2xx10^(3)A`

B

`10^(6)A`

C

`10^(12)A`

D

`4xx10^(12)A`

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