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    Two identical rifles were shot at the same time and measured a sound intensity level of 80.0 dB. If only one rifle was shot, the sound intensity level would be 73.0 dB, not 40.0 dB, because sound intensity doubles with each additional identical sound source rather than being split evenly among sources.

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    Two identical rifles were shot at the same time and measured a sound intensity level of 80.0 dB. If only one rifle was shot, the sound intensity level would be 73.0 dB, not 40.0 dB, because sound intensity doubles with each additional identical sound source rather than being split evenly among sources.

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    Two identical rifles were shot at the same time and measured a sound intensity level of 80.0 dB. If only one rifle was shot, the sound intensity level would be 73.0 dB, not 40.0 dB, because sound intensity doubles with each additional identical sound source rather than being split evenly among sources.

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    Question: Two identical rifles are shot at the same time, and the sound intensity level is 80.

    0 dB. What would be the sound intensity level if only one rifle were shot? (Hint: The answer is not 40.0 dB.) REASONING AND SOLUTION Let 2 and I2 denote the intensity level and the intensity, respectively, when two rifles are shot. Let 1 and I1 denote the intensity level and intensity, respectively, when one rifle is shot. Then

    where I1 is the intensity of a single rifle. Therefore,

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