REAL LIFE SITUATION OF LOGARITHMIC FUNCTION

1. In a room, the decibel level of sound is 10−4 watts/m2. What is the decibel value
for the matching sound intensity? How much louder is the sound than the loudest
sound a human can hear?

Given: I = 10−4
Solution 1:
I
D = 10log −12
10

10−4
= 10log −12
10
= 10log108
= 10(8)
D = 80dB

Solution 2:
10−4
The sound is ≈ 100,000,000
10−12
Times more intensity than the least audible sound a human can hear.