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The Richter scale is a measure of the intensity of an earthquake. The energy E (in joules)...

The Richter scale is a measure of the intensity of an earthquake. The energy E (in joules) released by the quake is related to the magnitude M on the Richter scale as follows.

E = 104.4101.5M

How much more energy is released by a magnitude 7.3 quake than a 5.5 quake?

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