Question

A fax message is to be sent from Delhi to Washington via a geostationary satellite. The minimum distance between the dispatch and its getting received is (Take height of the geostationary satellite = 36000 km)

• A. 72 x 103 km
• B. 12 x 103 km
• C. 27 x 103 km
• D. 18 x 103 km

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

72 x 103 km

Answer 2

: Minimum distance,

$s = 2h = 2 \times 36000 = 72000$km