If the intensity of the x-ray beam is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source, how does the intensity of the x-ray beam change when the distance from the source of radiation and a measurement point is tripled?

a. It increases by a factor of 3 at the new distance.
b. It increases by a factor of 9 at the new distance.
c. It decreases by a factor of 9 at the new distance.
d. It decreases by a factor of 3 at the new distance.


c. It decreases by a factor of 9 at the new distance.

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