18. The Earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours. Assuming that the Earth's radius is 6400 km, find the following. a. Angular velocity of Earth in radians per day and radians per hour. b. Linear velocity in km/hr at the North or South pole. C. Linear velocity in km/hr at Quito, Ecuador, a city on the equator. d. Linear velocity in km/hr at Salem, Oregon (halfway from the equator to the North Pole).
18. The Earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours. Assuming that the Earth's radius is 6400 km, find the following. a. Angular velocity of Earth in radians per day and radians per hour. b. Linear velocity in km/hr at the North or South pole. C. Linear velocity in km/hr at Quito, Ecuador, a city on the equator. d. Linear velocity in km/hr at Salem, Oregon (halfway from the equator to the North Pole).
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