Communication System Question 12

Question: A TV tower has a height of 100 m. How much population is covered by the TV broadcast if the average population density around the tower is $ 1000,k{{m}^{-2}} $ ? (Radius of the earth $ =6.37\times 10^{6}m $ )

Options:

A) 4 lakh

B) 4 billion

C) 40,000

D) 40 lakh

Show Answer

Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

[d] $ d=\sqrt{2hR} $ Population covered

$ =\pi d^{2}\times Population,density $

$ =\pi \times 2hR\times Population,density $

$ =\frac{3.14\times 2\times 100\times 6.37\times 10^{6}\times 1000}{1000\times 1000} $

$ =4\times 10^{6} $