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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.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws

Section5.3: Nonuniform Circular Motion

Problem 5.5QQ: Which of the following is impossible for a car moving in a circular path? Assume that the car is...

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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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