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17.3 Exercise 20

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The factor of 10-12 in the range of intensities to which the ear can respond, from threshold to that causing damage after brief exposure, is truly remarkable. If you could measure distances over the same range with a single instrument and the smallest distance you could measure was 1 mm, what would the largest be?

OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, 17.3 Sound Intensity, exercise 20

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