SOLUTION: the intensity of an earthquake is rated using the richter scale. the richter scale rating of an earthquake of intensity x is given by​ R=log10 x/x0, where x0 is the intensity
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Question 1096001: the intensity of an earthquake is rated using the richter scale. the richter scale rating of an earthquake of intensity x is given by R=log10 x/x0, where x0 is the intensity of an earthquake of a certain small size, 4.8. earthquake a had a richter scale rating of 6.4, and earthquake b had a rating of 7.1. how much more powerful was the second earthquake than the first one?
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the intensity of an earthquake is rated using the richter scale.
the richter scale rating of an earthquake of intensity x is given by:
, where Xo is the intensity of an earthquake of a certain small; size, 4.8.
,
earthquake a had a richter scale rating of 6.4, and earthquake b had a rating of 7.1.
Find the intensity of the first earthquake
,
the exponent equiv
=
X =
Do the same with the 2nd earthquake
,
the exponent equiv
=
X =
:
how much more powerful was the second earthquake than the first; one?
= = ~ 5
The 2nd earthquake was 5 times as powerful as the 1st
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