SOLUTION: The Richter scale. the Richter magnitude m of an earthquake is given in the formula m = A/A(base 0) A is the maximum amplitude of the earthquake and A (base 0) is the constant. Wha

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Question 341491: The Richter scale. the Richter magnitude m of an earthquake is given in the formula m = A/A(base 0) A is the maximum amplitude of the earthquake and A (base 0) is the constant. What is the amplitude at a million time A (base 0)? I am stumped I answered this question incorrectly and want to find the correct way to solve this problem. thank-you.
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The Richter scale. the Richter magnitude m of an earthquake is given in the formula m = A/A(base 0) A is the maximum amplitude of the earthquake and A (base 0) is the constant. What is the amplitude at a million time A (base 0)? I am stumped I answered this question incorrectly and want to find the correct way to solve this problem. thank-you.
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I think the formula is m = log10[A/Ao]
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Your Problem:
m = log10[10^6*Ao/Ao]
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m = log10[10^6]
m = 6 on the Richter scale
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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