You are at BNA (Nashville Airport) watching commercial airliners take off.  At a distance of 1,357.1 away from the plane, you record a sound intensity level of 71.52 decibels. If you move such that the new sound intensity level is 87.85 decibels, how far are you away from the plane (in meters)?

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You are at BNA (Nashville Airport) watching commercial airliners take off.  At a distance of 1,357.1 away from the plane, you record a sound intensity level of 71.52 decibels. If you move such that the new sound intensity level is 87.85 decibels, how far are you away from the plane (in meters)?

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Given L1=1357.1m,

β1=71.52dB

β2=87.85dB

L2=?

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