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New York is roughly 3000 miles from Seattle. When it is 10:00 a.m. in Seattle, it is 1:00 p.m. in New York. Using this information, estimate (a) the rotational speed of the surface of Earth, (b) the circumference of Earth, and (c) the radius of Earth.

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