Sound intensity

Question-

Residents of Hawaii are warned of the approach of a tsunami by sirens mounted on the top of towers. Suppose a siren produces a sound that has an intensity level of 120 dB at a distance of 2.0 m. Treating the siren as a point source of sound, and ignoring reflections and absorption, find the intensity level heard by an observer at a distance of

(1) 12m and

(2) 21 m from the siren.

(3) How far away can the siren be heard?

Posted Date: 3/17/2014 7:57:36 PM | Location : United Kingdom(UK)

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