Radiation machines, used to treat tumors, produce an intensity of radiation that varies inversely as the square of the distance from the machine. At 3 meters, the radiation intensity is 62.5 milliroentgens per hour. What is the intensity at a distance of 2.5 meters?

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Radiation machines, used to treat tumors, produce an
intensity of radiation that varies inversely as the square
of the distance from the machine. At 3 meters, the
radiation intensity is 62.5 milliroentgens per hour. What
is the intensity at a distance of 2.5 meters?
Transcribed Image Text:Radiation machines, used to treat tumors, produce an intensity of radiation that varies inversely as the square of the distance from the machine. At 3 meters, the radiation intensity is 62.5 milliroentgens per hour. What is the intensity at a distance of 2.5 meters?
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