Chapter 11, Problem 62P

(III) We can alter Eqs. 11–14 and 11–15 for use on Earth by considering only the component of $\stackrel{\to }{v}$ perpendicular to the axis of rotation. From Fig. 11–43, we see that this is υ cos λ for a vertically falling object, where λ is the latitude of the place on the Earth. If a lead ball is dropped vertically from a 110-m-high tower in Florence, Italy (latitude = 44°), how far from the base of the tower is it deflected by the Coriolis force?