log (A) R = log where A- the measure of the amplitude of the earthquake wave Ao the amplitude of the smallest detectable wave (or standard wave). An earthquake is measured with a wave amplitude 311 times as great as Ao. What is the magnitude of this earthquake using the Richter scale, to the nearest tenth? The earthquake registered Question Help: Video on the Richter scale.

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log (A)
R = log
where
A the measure of the amplitude of the earthquake wave
Ao the amplitude of the smallest detectable wave (or standard wave).
An earthquake is measured with a wave amplitude 311 times as great as Ao. What is the magnitude of this
earthquake using the Richter scale, to the nearest tenth?
The earthquake registered
Question Help: Video
acer
on the Richter scale.
Transcribed Image Text:log (A) R = log where A the measure of the amplitude of the earthquake wave Ao the amplitude of the smallest detectable wave (or standard wave). An earthquake is measured with a wave amplitude 311 times as great as Ao. What is the magnitude of this earthquake using the Richter scale, to the nearest tenth? The earthquake registered Question Help: Video acer on the Richter scale.
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