Question: Find an expression for the deviation in angle between a stationary plumbline and the local vertical at a latitude , and calculate the maximum value

Find an expression for the deviation in angle between a stationary plumbline and the local vertical at a latitude ะค, and calculate the maximum value of this deflexion. Assume the Earth to be a uniform sphere of radius 6400 km.

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