SOLUTION: A surface receiving sound is moved from its original position to a position three times farther away from the source of the sound. The intensity of the received sound thus become

Question 267622: A surface receiving sound is moved from its original position to a position three times farther away from the source of the sound. The intensity of the received sound thus becomes
A. three times as low.
B. nine times as low.
C. three times as high.
D. nine times as high.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A surface receiving sound is moved from its original position to a position three times farther away from the source of the sound. The intensity of the received sound thus becomes
A. three times as low.
B. nine times as low.
C. three times as high.
D. nine times as high.
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Three times farther is four (4) times as far. People who write books should learn to speak English.
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Assuming three times as far was intended:
It would be 1/9 the intensity, which is sort of what B says.
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What is "nine times as low" ?? If it's 1 times as low, how much is that? That would be zero (0).
Then how can it get to be 9 times as low? See my statement above about speaking English, instead of Gibberish.

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