The earth rotates once per day about an axis passing through the north and south poles, an axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the equator. Assuming the earth is a sphere with a radius of 6.38 x 106 m, determine the speed and centripetal acceleration of a person situated (a) at the equator and (b) at a latitude of 57.0 ° north of the equator. (a) v = Units ac = Units (a) v = Units ac = Units >

The earth rotates once per day about an axis passing through the north and south poles, an axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the equator. Assuming the earth is a sphere with a radius of 6.38 x 106 m, determine the speed and centripetal acceleration of a person situated (a) at the equator and (b) at a latitude of 57.0 ° north of the equator. (a) v = Units ac = Units (a) v = Units ac = Units >

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Centripetal Force

A particle, body, object or certain mass while travelling in a rotational path or semicircular path, experiences an inertia force. If that inertia force pulls the towards the inward of the imaginary circle in the rotation, it is termed as centripetal force.

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The earth rotates once per day about an axis passing through the north and south poles, an axis that is perpendicular to the
plane of the equator. Assuming the earth is a sphere with a radius of 6.38 x 106 m, determine the speed and centripetal
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