Assuming the earth to be an oblate spheroid, so that the distance from the center to the equator is 27 mi (43.5 km) greater than the distance from the center to the poles, calculate the approximate percent change in a person's apparent weight at the poles and at the equator. Take into account the fact that the earth is turning

Assuming the earth to be an oblate spheroid, so that the distance from the center to the equator is 27 mi (43.5 km) greater than the distance from the center to the poles, calculate the approximate percent change in a person's apparent weight at the poles and at the equator. Take into account the fact that the earth is turning

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

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Chapter10: Motion In A Noninertial Reference Frame

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10.1P

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