Practice problem

Richter Scale Is Logarithmic

Earthquake AA has wave amplitude x3y2epx^3y^2ep and Earthquake BB has wave amplitude x2y2i−2x^2y^2i^{-2}. What is the difference in their magnitudes using the Richter scale?

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