To Decrease the Intensity of the Sound You Are Hearing

question 10

Multiple Choice

To decrease the intensity of the sound you are hearing from your speaker system by a factor of 36, you can

• A) reduce the amplitude by a factor of 12 and increase your distance from the speaker by a factor of 3.
• B) reduce the amplitude by a factor of 4 and increase your distance from the speaker by a factor of 3.
• C) reduce the amplitude by a factor of 2 and increase your distance from the speaker by a factor of 3.
• D) reduce the amplitude by a factor of 3 and increase your distance from the speaker by a factor of 4.
• E) reduce the amplitude by a factor of 3 and increase your distance from the speaker by a factor of 12.