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Expert-verifiedThe frequencies to which the ear responds vary by a factor of \[{\rm{1}}{{\rm{0}}^{\rm{3}}}\]. Suppose the speedometer on your car measured speeds differing by the same factor of \[{\rm{1}}{{\rm{0}}^{\rm{3}}}\], and the greatest speed it reads is \[{\rm{90}}{\rm{.0}}\;{\rm{mi/h}}\]. What would be the slowest nonzero speed it could read?
The smallest speed is \[90 \times 1{0^{ - 3}}\;mi/h\].
The factor is \[1{0^3}\].
The greatest speed is \[V = 90.0\;mi/h\].
The expression for the factor of intensity is given by,
\(f = \frac{d}{D}\)
Here \(f\) is the factor of intensity, \(v\) is the smallest speed that can be measured, \(V\) is the possible largest distance.
The factor of intensity for the smallest speed \[{\rm{v}}\] and the greatest speed \[{\rm{V}}\] is,
\[f = \frac{v}{V}\]
Plugging the values,
\[\begin{aligned}{c}1{0^3} &= \frac{{90}}{V}\\V &= \frac{{90}}{{1{0^3}}}\\V &= 90 \times 1{0^{ - 3}}\;mi/h\end{aligned}\]
Therefore the smallest speed is \[90 \times 1{0^{ - 3}}\;mi/h\].
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