Electronics and Communication Engineering - Communication Systems - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Communication Systems - Section 10 (Q.No. 39)
39.
For a good public address system the sound intensity at the farthest point should be at least
20 dB over threshold of hearing
40 dB over threshold of hearing
80 dB over threshold of hearing
120 dB over threshold of hearing
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Nabin Palikhe said:   5 years ago
Noise that is 100 db at one meter will have an intensity of only 1/100 as much at ten meters. That's 2 bels, or 20 decibels less, since a bel corresponds to a factor of ten. So at 10 meters the sound is 80 db. At 100m the intensity is down to 60 db.

Mahi said:   1 decade ago
Please explain.

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