A meteor with a volume of 1.0 km 3 strikes the Earth at the equator as shown

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A meteor with a volume of 1.0 km3 strikes the Earth at the equator as shown in Figure P9.48, and all the fragments stick to the surface.?

(a) What is the magnitude of the change in the angular momentum of the Earth??

(b) What is the change in the length of the day? Assume the average density of the meteor is 1.0 ? 104 kg/m3.

Figure P9.48

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