SOLUTION: Sound intensity varies inversely as the square of the distance from the sound source. If you are in a movie theater and you change your seat to one that is six times as far from th

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Question 1126056: Sound intensity varies inversely as the square of the distance from the sound source. If you are in a movie theater and you change your seat to one that is six times as far from the​ speakers, how does the new sound intensity compare with that of your original​ seat?
The sound intensity of what it was originally. ?
​(Type an integer or a​ fraction.)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+I%5B1%5D+=+k%2A%28+1%2Fd%5E2+%29+
+I%5B2%5D+=+k%2A%28+1%2F%286d%29%5E2%29+
+I%5B2%5D%2FI%5B1%5D+=+k%2A%28+1%2F%286d%29%5E2+%29+%2F%28+k%2A%28+1%2Fd%5E2+%29%29+
+I%5B2%5D%2FI%5B1%5D+=+d%5E2+%2F+%286d%29%5E2+
+I%5B2%5D%2FI%5B1%5D+=+1%2F36+
the sound intensity is 1/36th of what it was