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College Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Sound is detected when a sound wave causes the eardrum to vibrate. Typically, the diameter of a human eardrum is around 8.4 mm. How much energy is delivered to your eardrum when someone whispers (20 dB) right next to your ear for 3.5 s?

H Sound is detected when a sound wave causes the eardrum to vibrate.
Typically, the diameter
of a human eardrum is around 8.4 mm.
someone whispers (20 dB) right next to your ear for 3.5 s?
How much energy is delivered to your eardrum when
Sketch the situation, defining all your variables.
For each equation
What physics equation (s) will you utilize in order to solve this problem?
you list, give a justification for why it applies to this situation.
Apply your equation (s) to solve, first for an algebraic expression (s), then for any numerical
answer(s).
Show the units of your answer(s), and how you got them.
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Transcribed Image Text:H Sound is detected when a sound wave causes the eardrum to vibrate. Typically, the diameter of a human eardrum is around 8.4 mm. someone whispers (20 dB) right next to your ear for 3.5 s? How much energy is delivered to your eardrum when Sketch the situation, defining all your variables. For each equation What physics equation (s) will you utilize in order to solve this problem? you list, give a justification for why it applies to this situation. Apply your equation (s) to solve, first for an algebraic expression (s), then for any numerical answer(s). Show the units of your answer(s), and how you got them.
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