Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 27SP

Through how many radians does a point fixed on the Earth’s surface (anywhere off the poles) move in 6.00 h as a result of the Earth’s rotation? What is the linear speed of a point on the equator? Take the radius of the Earth to be 6370 km.

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