The sound intensity level from one solo flute is 70 dB. If 10 flutists standing close together play in unison, what will the sound intensity level be?
Sound Intensity:
Sound intensity can vary over a vast range of numbers, from the hearing threshold, which is a very weak sound, about
in intensity, to the jet engine sound, which can exceed the pain threshold and result in human death. In order to characterize the intensities, we use decibels as sound intensity measure,
