Your boss asks you to design a room that can be as soundproof as possible and provides you with three samples of material. The o
nly information on each sample's label is the material's coefficient of absorption. The coefficient of absorption listed on Sample A is 30%, on Sample B is 47%, and on Sample C is 62%. When your boss asks for your choice and the reasoning behind it, what would you tell him? A. Sample C would be best, because the percentage of the energy in an incident wave that remains in a reflected wave from this material is the largest.
B. Sample A would be best, because the percentage of the energy in an incident wave that remains in a reflected wave from this material is the largest.
C. Sample C would be best, because the percentage of the energy in an incident wave that remains in a reflected wave from this material is the smallest.
D. Sample A would be best, because the percentage of the energy in an incident wave that remains in a reflected wave from this material is the smallest.
<span>In this particular instance, the best sample to use would be C. The specific reasoning behind this would be letter D, in that the reason sample C would work best is due to the fact that the percentage of the energy in an incident wave that remains in a reflected wave from this material would be the largest. This would therefore lead to the greatest possible amount of sound-proofing within the materials provided.</span>
