Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Lindsey on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 5:58pm.

If one machine creates a level of 90 decibels, what decibel level would be generated by 50 of these machines? If sounds are created at random, the net intensity is found by adding the individual intensities-not the decibels. Ignore distance effects.

Physics - bobpursley, Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 6:07pm
add the value 10*log50 which is 16.9 db
Physics - Lindsey, Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 6:10pm
Thank you for your help

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