What is the ratio of the intensities of an earthquake P wave passing through the Earth and detected at two points 15 km and 49 km from the source

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Answer:

Explanation:

Intensity is defined as a time-average measure of the Power density of any wave at a particular location.

Intensity of a wave is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source i.e.

[tex]I\propto \frac{1}{d^2}[/tex]

[tex]d_1=15\ km[/tex]

[tex]d_2=49\ km[/tex]

[tex]\frac{I_1}{I_2}=(\frac{d_2}{d_1})^2[/tex]

[tex]\frac{I_1}{I_2}=(\frac{49}{15})^2[/tex]

[tex]\frac{I_1}{I_2}=(3.266)^2[/tex]

[tex]\frac{I_1}{I_2}=10.67[/tex]