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The Richter Scale Measures the Magnitude of an Earthquake Using M=logIS,M=\log \frac{I}{S},

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The Richter Scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake using the formula M=logIS,M=\log \frac{I}{S}, where I is the intensity in mm\mathrm{mm} and S\mathrm{S} is a constant of 0.001 mm0.001 \mathrm{~mm} . At what rate is the magnitude changing at when the intensity is 4000 mm4000 \mathrm{~mm} and increasing at 1000 mm/min1000 \mathrm{~mm} / \mathrm{min} .

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