At a particular station, the TV transmission tower has a height of 100 m. To triple its coverage range, height of the tower should be increased to
(A)200 m
(B)300 m
(C)600 m
(D)900 m✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
The range of a transmission tower is d≈2Rh where R is Earth's radius and h is tower height. Range is proportional to h. To triple the range, we need 3d=2Rh′. Dividing: (3d)/d=h′/h, so 9=h′/h. Thus h′=9h=9×100=900 m.
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