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Two atmospheric sound sources AandB emit isotropically at constant power. The sound levels of their emissions are plotted in Figure versus the radial distance rfrom the sources . The vertical axis scale is set by 1=85.0dBand 2=65.0dB.

What are (a) the ratio of the larger power to the smaller power and

(b) the sound level difference at r=10m?

Short Answer

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  1. The ratio of larger to lower power is3.2.
  2. The sound level difference is 5.0dB.

Step by step solution

01

Step 1: Given

  • Intensity level ,1=85dB
  • Other intensity level ,2=65dB
  • Distance ,r=10m
02

Determining the concept

Write the sound level in terms of intensity. Also, write the relation between intensity, power, and radius. Substituting the intensity in terms of power in the formula for sound intensity, and using the data from the given graph, find the ratio of the power. Also, see the difference between the intensity values at any given radius from the graph and compare it to the value asked in the problem.

The expression for the intensity in terms of power is given by,

I=P4蟺谤2

Here Pis the power, Iis the intensity,r is the radius.

The expression for the sound level is given by,

12=10logI1I2

Here, 1,2 are the sound level, I1, I2are the intensities.

03

(a) Determining the ratio of larger power to lower power

Sound level can be written as,

=10logII0

Since,

12=10logI1I010logI2I0

Now,

I=P4蟺谤2

12=10logP1P2

At any given radius r, the difference between sound levels, 螖尾=12is 5.0dB, therefore,

5.0=10logP1P20.5=logP1P2P1P2=100.5=3.163.2

Hence, the ratio of larger to lower power is3.2 .

04

(b) Determine the sound level difference 

From the graph, it can be seen that the sound level difference is constant between the two sources for all the values of r . Therefore, for role="math" localid="1661410281447" r=10m, it would be equal to 5.0dB.

Hence, the sound level difference is 5.0dB.

Therefore, using the relationship between power, intensity, and sound level, the ratio can be found. Also, the sound level at any other radius can be found using the data from the graph.

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