stereo speaker is placed between two observers who are 38 m apart, along the line connecting them. If one observer records an intensity level of 55 dB, and the other records an intensity level of 81 dB, how far is the speaker from each observer?

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A stereo speaker is placed between two observers who are 38 m apart, along the line connecting them. If one observer records an intensity level of 55 dB, and the other records an intensity level of 81 dB, how far is the speaker from each observer?    

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