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Noise control strategy

A double-loaded corridor in a hotel contains a series of doors to the guest rooms on both sides. What simple strategy can interrupt the path for noise along this corridor?
AnswerStaggering the doorway placement along the corridor breaks a straight-line path for noise to travel between rooms on opposing sides.

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