Even though the Earth is spinning and we all experience a centrifugal acceleration, we are not flung
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A) Derive a formula for the new rotational time of the Earth, such that a person on the equator would be flung off into space. (Take the radius of Earth to be R).
B) Using R = 6:4 million km, calculate a numerical answer to part A) and compare it to the actual rotation time of the Earth today.
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Introduction To Probability And Statistics
ISBN: 9781133103752
14th Edition
Authors: William Mendenhall, Robert Beaver, Barbara Beaver
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