The earth's radius is (6.37 times 10^{6} mathrm{~m}); it rotates once every 24 hours. a. What is

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The earth's radius is \(6.37 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{~m}\); it rotates once every 24 hours.

a. What is the earth's angular speed?

b. Viewed from a point above the north pole, is the angular velocity positive or negative?

c. What is the speed of a point on the equator?

d. What is the speed of a point on the earth's surface halfway between the equator and the pole? (Hint: What is the radius of the circle in which the point moves?)

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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