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A wind turbine uses the power of wind to generate electricity. The blades of the turbine make a noise that can be heard at a distance from the turbine. At a distance of 
d=0 meters from the turbine, the noise level is 105 decibels. At a distance of 
d=100 meters from the turbine, the noise level is 49 decibels.
The noise level can be modeled by the function 
S given by 
S(d)=ab^(d), where 
S(d) is the noise level, in decibels, at a distance of 
d meters from the turbine.
Part A
(i) Use the given data to write two equations that can be used to find the values for constants 
a and 
b in the expression for 
S(d).
(ii) Find the values for 
a and 
b.
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A wind turbine uses the power of wind to generate electricity. The blades of the turbine make a noise that can be heard at a distance from the turbine. At a distance of d=0 d=0 meters from the turbine, the noise level is 105105 decibels. At a distance of d=100 d=100 meters from the turbine, the noise level is 4949 decibels.\newlineThe noise level can be modeled by the function S \mathrm{S} given by S(d)=abd S(d)=a b^{d} , where S(d) S(d) is the noise level, in decibels, at a distance of d d meters from the turbine.\newlinePart A\newline(i) Use the given data to write two equations that can be used to find the values for constants a \mathrm{a} and b \mathrm{b} in the expression for S(d) S(d) .\newline(ii) Find the values for a \mathrm{a} and b \mathrm{b} .\newlineB\newlined=100 d=100 11\newlined=100 d=100 22\newlined=100 d=100 33\newlined=100 d=100 44

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Q. A wind turbine uses the power of wind to generate electricity. The blades of the turbine make a noise that can be heard at a distance from the turbine. At a distance of d=0 d=0 meters from the turbine, the noise level is 105105 decibels. At a distance of d=100 d=100 meters from the turbine, the noise level is 4949 decibels.\newlineThe noise level can be modeled by the function S \mathrm{S} given by S(d)=abd S(d)=a b^{d} , where S(d) S(d) is the noise level, in decibels, at a distance of d d meters from the turbine.\newlinePart A\newline(i) Use the given data to write two equations that can be used to find the values for constants a \mathrm{a} and b \mathrm{b} in the expression for S(d) S(d) .\newline(ii) Find the values for a \mathrm{a} and b \mathrm{b} .\newlineB\newlined=100 d=100 11\newlined=100 d=100 22\newlined=100 d=100 33\newlined=100 d=100 44
  1. Find aa for d=0d=0: Using the given data, write the first equation for d=0d=0 meters:\newlineS(0)=ab0=105S(0) = a \cdot b^{0} = 105\newlineSince b0b^0 is 11, we have:\newlinea=105a = 105
  2. Find bb for d=100d=100: Write the second equation for d=100d=100 meters: S(100)=ab100=49S(100) = a \cdot b^{100} = 49 Substitute the value of aa: 105b100=49105 \cdot b^{100} = 49
  3. Calculate bb value: Solve for bb:b100=49105b^{100} = \frac{49}{105}b100=0.466666...b^{100} = 0.466666...
  4. Calculate b value: Solve for b:\newlineb100=49105b^{100} = \frac{49}{105}\newlineb100=0.466666...b^{100} = 0.466666...Take the 100100th root of both sides to find b:\newlineb=(0.466666...)1100b = (0.466666...)^{\frac{1}{100}}\newlineb0.97723722b \approx 0.97723722

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