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10.3 Exercise 31

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In 1906, San Francisco experienced an intense earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale. Over 80% of the city was destroyed by the resulting fires. In 2014, Los Angeles experienced a moderate earthquake that measured 5.1 on the Richter scale and caused $108 million dollars of damage. Compare the intensities of the two earthquakes.

OpenStax Intermediate Algebra 2e, 10.3 Evaluate and Graph Logarithmic Functions, exercise 31

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