Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 14 - Waves and Sound - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 493: 41

Answer

$21.7m$

Work Step by Step

First, we find the distance to Phillip as $I_p=(\frac{R_B}{R_P})^2I_B$ This can be rearranged as: $R_P=R_B\sqrt{\frac{I_B}{I_P}}=(12.5)\sqrt{2}=17.68m$ Now we can find the distance Brittany and Phillip as $R_{BP}=\sqrt{(12.5)^2+(17.68)^2}=21.7m$
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