SOLUTION: The intensity of light varies inversely as the square of the distance from its source. How much farther from the light must an object moved to received one-half the amount of light

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Question 1087617: The intensity of light varies inversely as the square of the distance from its source. How much farther from the light must an object moved to received one-half the amount of light it now received if it is placed 2 ft from the source of light?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = distance from source
Let = the intensity of the light
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ft


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What if intensity is ?





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ft
This is how much further away the object has to be moved from the light
Definitely get a 2nd opinion

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