Zorch, an archenemy of Superman, decides to slow the Earth's rotation to once per 28.0 hours by exerting an opposing force at and parallel to the equator. Superman is not immediately concerned, because he knows Zorch can only exert a force of 4.00.x 10' N (a little greater than a Saturn V rocket's thrust). How long must Zorch push with this force to accomplish his goal? Assume the Earth is a uniform sphere of radius 6.37 x 106 m and a mass of 5.97 x 1024 kg. (Hint: Remember the Earth's current rotation period is 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds. You need to calculate Zorch's torque on the Earth; the Earth's moment of inertia about its rotation axis; the resulting angular acceleration; and then the length of time this acceleration would need to act in order to slow the Earth's angular velocity down by the required amount). 586 million years 128 billion years 140,000 years

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Zorch, an archenemy of Superman, decides to slow the Earth's rotation to once per 28.0 hours by exerting an opposing
force at and parallel to the equator. Superman is not immediately concerned, because he knows Zorch can only exert a
force of 4.00.x 10'N (a little greater than a Saturn V rocket's thrust). How long must Zorch push with this force to
accomplish his goal? Assume the Earth is a uniform sphere of radius 6.37 x 10° m and a mass of 5.97 x 1024
kg.
(Hint: Remember the Earth's current rotation period is 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds. You need to calculate
Zorch's torque on the Earth; the Earth's moment of inertia about its rotation axis; the resulting angular acceleration; and
then the length of time this acceleration would need to act in order to slow the Earth's angular velocity down by the
required amount).
1
586 million years
2
128 billion years
3
140,000 years
4
462 years
Transcribed Image Text:Zorch, an archenemy of Superman, decides to slow the Earth's rotation to once per 28.0 hours by exerting an opposing force at and parallel to the equator. Superman is not immediately concerned, because he knows Zorch can only exert a force of 4.00.x 10'N (a little greater than a Saturn V rocket's thrust). How long must Zorch push with this force to accomplish his goal? Assume the Earth is a uniform sphere of radius 6.37 x 10° m and a mass of 5.97 x 1024 kg. (Hint: Remember the Earth's current rotation period is 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds. You need to calculate Zorch's torque on the Earth; the Earth's moment of inertia about its rotation axis; the resulting angular acceleration; and then the length of time this acceleration would need to act in order to slow the Earth's angular velocity down by the required amount). 1 586 million years 2 128 billion years 3 140,000 years 4 462 years
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