A microphone records sound produced from two speakers in a room with no other sound sources.If the intensity of one of the sound waves at a given location is 0.055 W/m² and if the microphone receives a minimum intensity of 0.004 W/m² when both speakers are activewhat is a possible value for the intensity of the other source at the microphone's location? A) Need more info to solve. B) 0.088 W/m² C) 0.051 W/m² D) 0.048 W/m²

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The minimum intensity is the sum of the intensities of the two sources, so the intensity of the other source is 0.004 W/m² - 0.055 W/m² = 0.088 W/m².

A Microphone Records Sound Produced from Two Speakers in a Room