A weather emergency siren is mounted on a tower, 141 m above the ground. Safety regulations prohibit the siren's sound intensity level from exceeding 121 dB for workers standing on the ground directly beneath the siren. Assuming that the sound is uniformly cmitted, what is the siren's maximum permitted power output?

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A weather emergeney siren is mounted on a tower, 141 m above the ground. Safety regulations prohibit the siren's sound
intensity level from exceeding 121 dB for workers standing on the ground directly beneath the siren.
Assuming that the sound is uniformly emitted, what is the siren's maximum permitted power output?
power:
W
How far away from the base of the tower can a person be and still be able to hear the siren?
range:
km
Transcribed Image Text:A weather emergeney siren is mounted on a tower, 141 m above the ground. Safety regulations prohibit the siren's sound intensity level from exceeding 121 dB for workers standing on the ground directly beneath the siren. Assuming that the sound is uniformly emitted, what is the siren's maximum permitted power output? power: W How far away from the base of the tower can a person be and still be able to hear the siren? range: km
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