Answer:
(a) [tex]I_{1}=3.2*10^{-3}W/m^{2}[/tex]
(b) [tex]\beta =95dB[/tex]
Explanation:
Given data
Distance r₁=50 m
Distance r₂=2 m
Intensity I₂=2.0 W/m²
To find
(a) The Sound Intensity I₁
(b) The Sound Intensity level β
Solution
For (a) the Sound Intensity I₁
[tex]\frac{I_{1} }{I_{2}}=\frac{(r_{2})^{2} }{(r_{1})^{2} }\\I_{1} =I_{2}(\frac{(r_{2})^{2} }{(r_{1})^{2} })\\I_{1}=(2.0W/m^{2} )(\frac{(2m)^{2} }{(50m)^{2} })\\I_{1}=3.2*10^{-3}W/m^{2}[/tex]
For (b) the Sound Intensity level β
The Sound Intensity level β is calculated as follow
[tex]\beta =(10dB)log_{10}(\frac{I}{I_{o} } )\\\beta =(10dB)log_{10}(\frac{3.2*10^{-3}W/m^{2} }{1.0*10^{-12} W/m^{2} } )\\\beta =95dB[/tex]
