The T.V. transmission tower in Delhi has...

The T.V. transmission tower in Delhi has a height of 240 m. The distance up to which the broadcast can be received, (taking the radius of earth to be `6.4xx10^(6)m)` is

100 km

60 km

55 km

50 km

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`R=sqrt(2hR)=sqrt(2xx240xx6.4xx10^(6))=55km`

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