Question

A sound technician analyzes the audio feedback by placing a microphone at certain distances from a speaker. If the microphone is connected to the speaker, then the microphone senses 606060 decibels (\text{dB})(dB)left parenthesis, start text, d, B, end text, right parenthesis at a distance of 000 meters (\text{m})(m)left parenthesis, start text, m, end text, right parenthesis from the speaker with the decibel level decreasing by half of itself for every additional meter from the speaker. If the microphone is not connected to the speaker, then the microphone senses 30 \, \text{dB}30dB30, start text, d, B, end text at a distance of 0 \, \text{m}0m0, start text, m, end text from the speaker with the decibel level decreasing by 888 for every additional meter from the speaker. Three meters from the speaker, what is the difference between the decibel level when it is connected to the speaker versus when it is not connected to the speaker?

Answer 1

At three meters, the difference in the decibel level if and if not connected to the speaker is 1.5 dB

The reason for arriving at the above value is as follows:

The known parameters:

The audio sensed by the microphone when connected to the speaker are;

0 meters = 60 decibels

The level of the decibel decrease by half for each additional meter;

Therefore, when the microphone is connected to the speaker, we have;

$\begin{array}{|c|cc|}\mathbf{Distance \ (m)}&&\mathbf{Sound \ (dB)}\\0&&60\\1&&30\\2&&15\\3&&7.5\end{array}\right]$

If the microphone is not connected to the speaker, we have;

0 meters = 30 decibels

The level of the decibel decreasing by 8 dB for every additional meter from the speaker, therefore, when the microphone is not connected to the speaker we have;

$\begin{array}{|c|cc|}\mathbf{Distance \ (m)}&&\mathbf{Sound \ (dB)}\\0&&30\\1&&22\\2&&14\\3&&6\end{array}\right]$

At three meters from the speaker, the difference in the decibel level when it is connected and when it is not connected to the speaker is therefore;

Decibel level at 3 meters when connected, s₁ = 7.5 dB

Decibel level at 3 meters when not connected, s₂ = 6 dB

The difference in the decibel level = s₂ - s₁ = 7.5 dB - 6 dB = 1.5 dB

The difference in the decibel level when connected to the speaker and when not connected to the speaker is 1.5 dB

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