When a helicopter is hovering 1450 m directly overhead, anovserver on the ground measures a sound intensity I. Assume thatsound is radiated uniformly

Lewis Harvey

Lewis Harvey

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2021-04-14

When a helicopter is hovering 1450 m directly overhead, anovserver on the ground measures a sound intensity I. Assume thatsound is radiated uniformly from the helicopter and that groundreflections are negligible. How far must the helicopter fly in astraight line parallel to the ground before the observer measures asound intensity of 0.25I?

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unett

unett

Skilled2021-04-16Added 119 answers

As we know that the intensity of sound waves is related to distance
Iα1r2
where I is the intensity of light
r is the distance between the source and the observer
so I1I2=r22r12
we have I1=I
I2=0.25I
r1=1450m
substituting these values we get
r2=2900m
hence the helicopter must fly 2900m above the ground

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