The Earth rotates on its own axis once per day (24.0 h). What is the tangential speed

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The Earth rotates on its own axis once per day (24.0 h). What is the tangential speed of the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro (elevation 5895 m above sea level), which is located approximately on the equator, due to the rotation of the Earth? The equatorial radius of Earth is 6378 km.
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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