Find the centripetal acceleration of a person located at Earth’s equator with respect to Earth’s rotational axis. Earth’s radius is approximately 6.4 x 106 m. Express your answer in m/s2.

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Show the solution. Find the centripetal acceleration of a person located at Earth’s equator with respect to Earth’s rotational axis. Earth’s radius is approximately 6.4 x 106 m. Express your answer in m/s2. 

 

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v = 470 m/s
ar = 0.034 m/s2

 

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