//Exa 10.1 clc; clear; close; //given data : H=500;//in km n=0.8;//in m f_muf=10;//in MHz f_muf=f_muf*10^6;//in Hz f=10;//in MHz f=f*10^6;//in Hz // Formula : n=sqrt(1-81*N/f^2) Nmax=(1-n^2)*f^2/81;//in Hz; fc=9*sqrt(Nmax);//in Hz Dskip=2*H*sqrt((f_muf/fc)^2-1);//in Km disp(Dskip,"Assuming the earth is flat the range in Km : "); //Note : Answer in the book is wrong.