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Homework Statement
Sound is detected when a sound wave causes the eardrum to vibrate. Typically, the diameter of the eardrum is about 8.4mm in humans. When someone speaks to you in a normal tone of voice, the sound intensity at your ear is approximately 1 * 10^-6 W/m^2. How much energy is delivered to your eardrum each second?
Homework Equations
I = P/(4pi*r^2)
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried using the equation and I got 2.20×10^−10 W as my answer, but it is wrong. I cannot understand why, because the question seems really simple.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!