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Richter Scale The Richter scale provides a measure of the magnitude of an earthquake. In fact, the largest Richter number
Where
a. For the 1933 earthquake in Japan, what value of
b. If the average household uses 247 kWh per month, how many months would the energy released by an earthquake of this magnitude power 10 million household?
c. Find the rate of change of the Richter number
d. What happens to
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