Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Waves-II - Problems - Page 511: 76a

Answer

First we use $$\Delta \beta_{12}=\beta_{1}-\beta_{2}=(10 \mathrm{dB}) \log \left(I_{1} / I_{2}\right)$$ Since $$\Delta \beta_{12}=(10 \mathrm{dB}) \log \left(I_{1} / I_{2}\right)=37 \mathrm{dB},$$ we get $$ I_{1} / I_{2}=10^{37} \mathrm{dB} / 10 \mathrm{d} \mathrm{B}=10^{3.7}=5.0 \times 10^{3} $$

Work Step by Step

First we use $$\Delta \beta_{12}=\beta_{1}-\beta_{2}=(10 \mathrm{dB}) \log \left(I_{1} / I_{2}\right)$$ Since $$\Delta \beta_{12}=(10 \mathrm{dB}) \log \left(I_{1} / I_{2}\right)=37 \mathrm{dB},$$ we get $$ I_{1} / I_{2}=10^{37} \mathrm{dB} / 10 \mathrm{d} \mathrm{B}=10^{3.7}=5.0 \times 10^{3} $$
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