Two waves of the same pitch have amplitudes in the ratio $1 : 3$ . What will be the ratio of their intensities

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Solution

Intensity is the measure of Loudness, which is proportional to amplitude squared
$Hence, the Ratio of loudness = \frac{1}{3^{2}} = 1 : 9$

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