OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e §6.3 Logarithmic Functions · Example 11 · Algebra · Exponentials & logarithms

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The amount of energy released from one earthquake was 500 times greater than the amount of energy released from another. The equation $1 0^{x} = 500$ represents this situation, where $x$ is the difference in magnitudes on the Richter Scale. To the nearest thousandth, what was the difference in magnitudes?

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OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e · §6.3 Logarithmic Functions · Example 11

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