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Help please!!!! By how many decibels do you reduce the sound intensity level due to a...

Help please!!!! By how many decibels do you reduce the sound intensity level due to a source of sound if you double your distance from it? Assume that the waves expand spherically.

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sound intensity level is given by

L = 10 log(I/I0)

I is proportional to 1/r^2

so we have

L2 = L1 - 10 log(1/4)

L2 = L1 - 6

the intensity level decreases by 6 dB

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