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The Richter scale measures the magnitude, M, of an earthquake as a function of its intensity, I, and the intensity of a reference earthquake,
M= log (I/I)
.Which equation calculates the magnitude of an earthquake with an intensity 10,000 times that of the reference earthquake?

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MrRoyal

Answer:

[tex]M = \log(10000)[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]M = \log(\frac{I}{I_o})[/tex]

[tex]I = 10000I_o[/tex] ---- intensity is 10000 times reference earthquake

Required

The resulting equation

We have:

[tex]M = \log(\frac{I}{I_o})[/tex]

Substitute the right values

[tex]M = \log(\frac{10000I_o}{I_o})[/tex]

[tex]M = \log(10000)[/tex]

oladayoademosu

The equation that calculates the magnitude of an earthquake with an intensity 10,000 times that of the reference earthquake is A. M = ㏒10000

Since the magnitude of an earthquake on the Richter sscale is M = ㏒(I/I₀) where

  • I = intensity of eartquake and
  • I₀ = reference earthquake intensity.

Since we require the magnitude when the intensity is 10,000 times the reference intensity, we have that I = 10000I₀.

Magnitude of earthquake

So, substituting these into the equation for M, we have

M = ㏒(I/I₀)

M = ㏒(10000I₀./I₀)

M = ㏒10000

So, the equation that calculates the magnitude of an earthquake with an intensity 10,000 times that of the reference earthquake is A. M = ㏒10000

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