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Use Nyquist and Shannon Heartly theorem to solve this

Nyquist theorem says that

Channel Capacity C = 2 * Bandwidth * log2 (Number of Signal levels)

Shannon Heartly theorem says that

Channel Capacity C = Bandwidth * log2( 1 + SNR)

Important points to consider while solving

Bandwidth is expressed in Hz

SNR is expressed in dB it must be converted using dB value = 10 log10(SNR)

(10 dB = 10, 20 dB = 100, 30 dB = 1000 etc..)

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