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The magnitude of an earthquake on the Richter scale is given by the formula R=log I, where I is the number of times more intense the quake is than the smallest measurable activity. How many times more intense i an earthquake having a richter scale number of 3.7 than the smallest measurable activity?
13 years ago

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Steve
10^3.7 = 5012
13 years ago

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