Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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

Answer

Since $$ \Delta p_{m} \propto s_{m} \propto \sqrt{I}, $$ we transform the above relation into a ratio and substitute values into it: $$ \Delta p_{m 1} / \Delta p_{m 2}=\sqrt{I_{1} / I_{2}}=\sqrt{5.0 \times 10^{3}}=71 $$

Work Step by Step

since $$ \Delta p_{m} \propto s_{m} \propto \sqrt{I}, $$ we transform the above relation into a ratio and substitute values into it: $$ \Delta p_{m 1} / \Delta p_{m 2}=\sqrt{I_{1} / I_{2}}=\sqrt{5.0 \times 10^{3}}=71 $$
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