If you are sitting 8.20 m from a
70.0 W speaker, what is the
sound level in dB?
(Treat the speaker as a point source.)
(Unit = dB)

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Answer:

Explanation:

There are a lot of assumptions needed for the calculation:

first is the speaker is a point source

second the speaker is 100% efficient in its output

third the sound output propagates as a sphere

Intensity = Power / Surface Area

= 70 / (4*pi*8.20^2)

= 0.082W/m^2

Converting into dB:

= 10*log ( Intensity / (1*10^-12))

= 10*log(0.0828/ (1*10^-12))

= 109 dB

The sound level will be 109 decibels. If a person exceed hear a sound more than the certain sound level, the person hearing may damage.

What is sound level?

Sound level is the intensity to measure the sound. Decibels are used to quantify sound level.

Sound level or the sound intensity is the ratio of  the power to the surface area;

[tex]\rm Intensity = \frac{Pow\pi er }{Surface \ area} \\\\ \rm Intensity = \frac{70}{ 4 \times \pi \times 8 \times 20^{2} } \\\\ I = \ 0.082 \ W/m^2[/tex]

The conversion of  the obtained value into the decibel as;

[tex]\rm I = 10 \times log \frac{I}{1 \TIMES 10^{-12}} \\\\\ I = 109 \ decibel[/tex]

Hence, the sound level will be 109 decibels.

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