If an explosion in a fireworks display radiates sound uniformly in all directions, the intensity at any distance r is I

P/(4
r
2), where P is the sound power of the explosion.

Figure 16.24 If an explosion in a fireworks display radiates sound uniformly in all directions, the intensity at any distance r is I

=

P/(4p r ²), where P is the sound power of the explosion.

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