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Chapter , Problem 6(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
A point source broadcasts sound into a uniform medium. If the distance from the source is tripled, how does the intensity change?
(a) It becomes one ninth as large.
(b) It becomes one-third as large.
(c) It is unchanged.
(d) It becomes three times larger.
(e) It becomes nine times larger.
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
A point source broadcasts sound into a uniform medium. If the distance from the source is tripled, how does the intensity change?
(a) It becomes one ninth as large.
(b) It becomes one-third as large.
(c) It is unchanged.
(d) It becomes three times larger.
(e) It becomes nine times larger.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
The distance from the source of sound is tripled, we need to check how its intensity varies.