If the sum of the heights of transmitting and receiving antennas in the line of sight of communication is fixed at 160m, then the maximum range of LOS communication is_______ km.

(Take radius of Earth = 6400km)

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$d M = \sqrt[]{2 R h_{T}} + \sqrt[]{2 R h_{R}}$

$? h_{T} + h_{R} = 160$

[Given]

So, hR = 160 - hT

$d_{M} = \sqrt[]{2 R h_{T}} + \sqrt[]{2 R (160 - h_{T})}$

$∴ d_{M} = \sqrt[]{2 \times 6400000 \times 80} + \sqrt[]{2 \times 6400000 \times 80}$

$= 2 \times 4 \times 8 \times 1 0^{3}$

dM = 64 km

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