v^2 / r
v is one circumference per day
... (2 * π * 6.37E6) / (24 * 60 * 60) m/s
The radius of the Earth is about 6.37 × 106 m.
a) What is the centripetal acceleration of
a point on the equator due to the rotation of
earth about its axis?
Answer in units of m/s
2
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