document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=952033>Question 952033</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> About how many times more intense is an earthquake that measures 8.4 on the Richter scale than an earthquake that measures 7.8 on the Richter scale? Recall that Richter defined the magnitude R of an earthquake of intensity I to be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = log I.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Round your answer to two decimal places.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Recall that Richter defined the magnitude R of an earthquake of intensity I to be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = log I.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log I = 8.4 - 7.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log I = .6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Antilog of .6 = 3.98 times more intense<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think I did this wrong<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Antilog(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8.4%2F7.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8.4%2F7.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) = 11.94 time more intense! </SPAN>\n" );
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