SOLUTION: Given formula for richter scale: M=log(A/A0).where A is the measured intensity of the earthquake, A0 is the reference intensity, and M is the Richter Scale reading, find the follow

Question 1034958: Given formula for richter scale: M=log(A/A0).where A is the measured intensity of the earthquake, A0 is the reference intensity, and M is the Richter Scale reading, find the following:
Nancy is a scientist who measured the intensity of an earthquake to be 121,000 times the reference intensity. If Nancy needs to report a Richter scale reading to Daniel, a newspaper reporter, what number should Nancy tell Daniel?

Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Richter scale reading should be , or M = 5.
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