Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Waves-II - Problems - Page 508: 29

Answer

$P=15.0 mW$

Work Step by Step

We know that for an isotropic source, intensity is given as $I=\frac{P}{4{\pi}{r^2}}$ thus $P=4{\pi}r^2I$ putting the values, we get $P=4(3.14)(2.5)^2(1.91\times10^{-4})$ $P=0.01499 W$ or $P=14.99\times10^{-3}W$ $P=15.0 mW$
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