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In parallelogram abcd the ratio of ab to bcis 5: 3. if the perimeter of abcd is 32 find ab

Adecibel is a logarithmic unit that can be used to measure the intensity of a sound. the function y = 10logx gives the intensity of a sound in decibels, where x is the ratio of the intensity of the sound to a reference intensity. the reference intensity is generally set at the threshold of hearing. use the graphing utility to graph the decibel function.a whisper has a sound intensity of 30 decibels. use your graph to you complete the following statement. the sound intensity of a whisper is times the reference intensity.

Which of these side lengths could form a triangle a) 2 cm , 2 cm , 4 cm b) 3 cm , 5 cm , 10 cm c) 3 cm , 4 cm , 5 cm d) 4 cm , 8 cm , 15 cm