SOLUTION: THE DECIBEL LEVEL OF SOUND IS GIVEN BY D=10 LOG(I/10^-12), WHERE I IS THE SOUND INTENSITY MEASURED IN WATTS PER SQUARE METER FIND THE DECIBEL LEVEL OF A WHISPER AT AN INTENSITY OF

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Question 63954: THE DECIBEL LEVEL OF SOUND IS GIVEN BY D=10 LOG(I/10^-12), WHERE I IS THE SOUND INTENSITY MEASURED IN WATTS PER SQUARE METER FIND THE DECIBEL LEVEL OF A WHISPER AT AN INTENSITY OF 5.4 x 10^-10 WATTS PER SQUARE METER.
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THE DECIBEL LEVEL OF SOUND IS GIVEN BY D=10 LOG(I/10^-12), WHERE I IS THE SOUND INTENSITY MEASURED IN WATTS PER SQUARE METER FIND THE DECIBEL LEVEL OF A WHISPER AT AN INTENSITY OF 5.4 x 10^-10 WATTS PER SQUARE METER.
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D = 10%2ALOG%28I%2F%2810%5E-12%29%29
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Substitute 5.4(10^-10) for I in the above equation:
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D = 10%2ALOG%28%285.4%2810%5E-10%29%29%2F%2810%5E-12%29%29
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Note that %2810%5E-10%29%2F%2810%5E-12%29 = 10^2
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So we have:
D = 10*Log(5.4*(10^2))
D = 10*Log(540)
D = 10*2.73239
D = 27.32 dbw