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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Waves and Sound

On getting reflected at a surface, the intensity of sound is found to be decreased by \(20 \%\). If \(A\) be the amplitude of the incident sound waves, then the amplitude of reflected sound waves is

  1. A \(\frac{4}{5} \mathrm{~A}\)
  2. B \(\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}} A\)
  3. C \(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{5} A\)
  4. D \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}} A\)
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(B) \(\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}} A\)

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