The diagram is missing; however, we know that the intensity of a sound wave is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source:
where I is the intensity and r is the distance from the source.
We can assume for instance that the initial distance from the source is r=1 m, so that we put
The intensity at r=3 m will be
Therefore, the sound intensity has decreased by a factor
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where I is the intensity and r is the distance from the source.
We can assume for instance that the initial distance from the source is r=1 m, so that we put
The intensity at r=3 m will be
Therefore, the sound intensity has decreased by a factor