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Physics, 04.12.2019 02:31 MaeWolfe

The earth has a radius of 6.38 × 106 m and turns on its axis once every 23.9 h.

(a) what is the tangential speed (in m/s) of a person living in ecuador, a country that lies on the equator?

(b) at what latitude (i. e., the angle theta in the drawing) is the tangential speed one-third that of a person living in ecuador?

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