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Chapter 0, Problem 21P
For a sound coming from a point source, the amplitude of sound is inversely proportional to the distance. If the displacement amplitude of an air molecule in a sound wave is 4.8 × 10−6 m at a point 1.0 m from the source, what would be the displacement amplitude of the same sound when the distance increases to 4.0 m?
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