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document.write( "1)An earthquake has an amplitude of 5,000 micrometers and a period of 0.2 second.Find its measure on the Richter scale.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)An earthquake with a period of 1/4 second has an amplitude of 2,500 micrometers. Find its measure on the Richter scale.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for these two problems is: R = Log A/P   R - means richter scale, A- means amplitude of earthquake,and P- means length of time that it last\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1)An earthquake has an amplitude of 5,000 micrometers and a period of 0.2 second.Find its measure on the Richter scale. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = log[5000/0.2] = log5000 - log0.2 = 3.699<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)An earthquake with a period of 1/4 second has an amplitude of 2,500 micrometers. Find its measure on the Richter scale.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = log[2500/(1/4)] = log[10,000] = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for these two problems is: R = Log A/P R - means richter scale, A- means amplitude of earthquake,and P- means length of time that it last <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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