SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem. Determine the loudness, in decibels, of a sound with intensity of x=10^-5.9 watt per square meter.

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Question 1013504: Please help me solve this problem.
Determine the loudness, in decibels, of a sound with intensity of x=10^-5.9 watt per square meter.

Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This can be found, if I recall, by
dB = 10 log (I/10^-12) = 10 log (10^-5.9/10^-12) = 61 dB

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