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Question

If the amplitude of a sound wave is doubled and its frequency reduced to one-fourth, the intensity of sound at the same point will

Solution

Correct option is

Decrease by a factor of 4

 

Intensity of a wave travelling in a medium of density ρ is given by

                                

If A becomes 2A and V becomes V/4, I will become

                                

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