Having grown tired of hearing loud music from passing cars at 3 am and the boist

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Having grown tired of hearing loud music from passing cars at 3 am and the boisterous yelling of bar patrons at closing, a professor buys a new home in a quiet neighborhood. She is, however, concerned about noise from freeway traffic. Using a sound intensity level meter, she stands at an overpass 9.0m above the passing cars and measures a maximum intensity level of 88dB. A. If her new home is 2.9km from the freeway, what's the intensity level there? Assume no decrease due to absorption by air, trees, or other objects. B. Compare your result with a quiet whisper, 20dB.

Explanation / Answer

Intensity is inversely proportional to distance square ....so 88/I=(2900x2900)/(9x9)...SO I=77 uB(77micro decibles)

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