document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1005846>Question 1005846</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can y'all show me step by step on how to do this word problem? it says An earthquake was recorded with an intensity which was 501,187 times more powerful than a reference level earthquake, or 501,187 x I0. What is the magnitude of this earthquake on the richter scale (round to the nearest tenth)? The magnitude on the Richter scale of an earthquake of intensity I is log10(I/I0).  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #621986 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=621986\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=I=%22501%2C187%22I%5B0%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"I=%22501%2C187%22I%5B0%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , so the magnitude is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the base of a logarithm is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , we usually do not write it,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2810%2C%22501%2C187%22%29=log%28%22501%2C187%22%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2810%2C%22501%2C187%22%29=log%28%22501%2C187%22%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can calculate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28%22501%2C187%22%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28%22501%2C187%22%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with most calculators. </SPAN>\n" );
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