You are observing the boiling point
As long as all the waves stay in the same medium, the intensity of
any waves ... electromagnetic or mechanical ... decrease in proportion
to the square of the distance.
If the distance increases to 3 x the original distance, then the intensity
changes to 1/3² or 1/9 of the original intensity.
I suppose choice-'d' is the correct one, but I have to tell you that
the phrase "nine times as low" is mathematically meaningless,
and it really grinds my gears.
Answer:
light travels in straight line
