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What is a Wave?
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Standing Waves
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Standing Sound Waves
Sound Intensity
The Doppler Effect
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Solution: By what amount does the intensity level increase when you triple the intensity of a source of sound? (Hint: subtract the old from the new!) a) 9.5 dB b) 4.8 dB c) 6.0 dB d) 3.0 dB e) 12 dB

Problem

By what amount does the intensity level increase when you triple the intensity of a source of sound? (Hint: subtract the old from the new!)

a) 9.5 dB

b) 4.8 dB

c) 6.0 dB

d) 3.0 dB

e) 12 dB

Practice Problems
A human can only hear sound above I 0 = 10 -12 W/m...
Sound is emitted from a 100 W source at a 50 Hz. F...
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Standing 1 m from a speaker, you hear a sound of 5...
A speaker is emitting energy in the form of sound,...
The intensity level for busy traffic is β1 = 81 dB...
The intensity of the waves from a point source at ...
The sound intensity is 0.0080 W/m2 at a distance o...
A sound system emits 100 W of power from a speaker...
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