A student says that a speed of 50 m/s is faster than a speed of 140 km/h because the number is bigger. What would you say to the
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Explanation:
Assume a point sound source that emits a sound power<em> P </em>(in W) evenly in all directions of space. Let us also assume that the medium does not absorb this sound power when it passes through it. At a distance<em> d </em>from the source this power will have been evenly distributed over the surface of a sphere of radius <em>d</em>. Therefore, the acoustic intensity I at distance d will be worth:
This is the expression of the so-called<em> law of the square of distance: "the intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance to the source (considered punctual)".</em>
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