SOLUTION: Find the number of decibels for the power of the sound given. Round to the nearest decibel. A rocket engine, 2.53 x 10^-5watts/cm2

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Question 940485: Find the number of decibels for the power of the sound given. Round to the nearest decibel.
A rocket engine, 2.53 x 10^-5watts/cm2

Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
, where I is intensity in watts per square meter
First convert to

Then plug in:
=104 dB

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