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Textbook Solutions for Physics: Principles with Applications

Chapter 11 Problem 11.45

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The intensity of an earthquake wave passing through the Earth is measured to be at a distance of 54 km from the source. (a) What was its intensity when it passed a point only 1.0 km from the source? (b) At what rate did energy pass through an area of at 1.0 km?

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From the textbook chapter Oscillations and Waves you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 7 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780321625922

The intensity of an earthquake wave passing

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