The Richter scale is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake by how much energy it releases. Below is a list of historic earthquakes, the energy released, and the rating on the Richter scale. Earthquake Northridge (USA), 1994 Valdivia (Chile), 1960 Tibet, 1950 Mexico City, 1985 Sumatra-Andaman, 2004 y = The rating on the Richter scale can be modelled by a logarithmic regression function of the form ya+b.In x where x is the energy of the quake, in petajoules (quadrillion Joules), and y is rating on the Richter scale. Energy, measured in petajoules 0.7 112,202 501 89 2,818 Determine a logarithmic regression function that could be used to model these data. Round the values of a and b to the nearest tenth. + The rating is Richter scale 6.7 9.5 8.6 8.1 9.1 -In(x) According to the logarithmic regression function, determine the rating of an earthquake with 277 petajoules of energy. Round to one decimal place. on the Richter scale.
The Richter scale is used to rate the magnitude of an earthquake by how much energy it releases. Below is a list of historic earthquakes, the energy released, and the rating on the Richter scale. Earthquake Northridge (USA), 1994 Valdivia (Chile), 1960 Tibet, 1950 Mexico City, 1985 Sumatra-Andaman, 2004 y = The rating on the Richter scale can be modelled by a logarithmic regression function of the form ya+b.In x where x is the energy of the quake, in petajoules (quadrillion Joules), and y is rating on the Richter scale. Energy, measured in petajoules 0.7 112,202 501 89 2,818 Determine a logarithmic regression function that could be used to model these data. Round the values of a and b to the nearest tenth. + The rating is Richter scale 6.7 9.5 8.6 8.1 9.1 -In(x) According to the logarithmic regression function, determine the rating of an earthquake with 277 petajoules of energy. Round to one decimal place. on the Richter scale.
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