16)
s^1/4 * s^1/4 * s^1/4 * s^1/4 = s^(1/4 + 1/4+1/4+1/4) = s^4/4 = s
Answer is s
15) Answer is 1. (because any number to the 0 exponent is equal 1 , except 0)
17)
= (t^3/6)^2 = t^6/6 = t
Answer is t
The factor of intensity increase for each whole number increase in the Richter scale is 10. This is because the Richter scale is a logarithmic scale that has a base of 10. As an example, a Richter scale of 1 increased to 2 will have an intensity increase of
10^2 / 10^1 = 10