## Crave The Wave B

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### Re: Crave The Wave B

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UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:Oops, um, said that wrong.
A sound wave of 8 dB travels 1 meter and ends up being 5 dB. What is the volume of the attenuated sound wave after 1.5 meters?

Oh, ok.

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Hmm, I got
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### Re: Crave The Wave B

Never mind. I used the cube of it. However, after considering my dumb mistake, I still got a different answer...

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I think that is correct... Tell me if you agree.
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### Re: Crave The Wave B

RontgensWallaby wrote:Never mind. I used the cube of it. However, after considering my dumb mistake, I still got a different answer...

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I think that is correct... Tell me if you agree.

Decibels are already exponential, so it turns more into the inverse proportion law. So: $d_1 p_1 = d_2 p_2$

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### Re: Crave The Wave B

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RontgensWallaby wrote:Never mind. I used the cube of it. However, after considering my dumb mistake, I still got a different answer...

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I think that is correct... Tell me if you agree.

Decibels are already exponential, so it turns more into the inverse proportion law. So: $d_1 p_1 = d_2 p_2$

OK, now I think I have it. Decibels are logarithmic, so I believe this is the way you'd do it...

Yet another possible explanation

I'm aware that my answer sounds really unrealistic but my calculations (I hope) are all correct and 8 dB is barely audible in the first place.
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### Re: Crave The Wave B

RontgensWallaby wrote:
UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:
RontgensWallaby wrote:Never mind. I used the cube of it. However, after considering my dumb mistake, I still got a different answer...

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I think that is correct... Tell me if you agree.

Decibels are already exponential, so it turns more into the inverse proportion law. So: $d_1 p_1 = d_2 p_2$

OK, now I think I have it. Decibels are logarithmic, so I believe this is the way you'd do it...

Yet another possible explanation

I'm aware that my answer sounds really unrealistic but my calculations (I hope) are all correct and 8 dB is barely audible in the first place.

Now, I'm confused. Somebody post a question.

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I'll make this one a bit easier.
What is the peak wavelength emitted by a blackbody with a temperature of 10000 K?
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Just going to post the answer right here so that I don't forget it.

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### Re: Crave The Wave B

Found another good question, this time it's not original. Comes from Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics.
Astronauts are visiting Planet X. They take a 2.5m string with a mass of 5g and a 1kg mass tied to one end. On the planet, the astronauts fix one end of the string, horizontally extend it for 2m, hold it as shown in this picture (image1.masterfile.com/em_w/03/65/18/632-03651827em.jpg) after 2m, and allow the remaining .5 m with the mass tied to it to hang freely. The astronauts then proceed to pluck the 2m long string, finding that the string forms a standing wave at 64 Hz and at 80 Hz but at no frequencies in between. What is the gravitational acceleration on Planet X?

A useful formula: v=root(T/d) where v is the speed of a wave on a string, T is the tension in millinewtons, and d is the linear density in grams per meter.
Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it. - Niels Bohr