Physics-ch-4/exercise 34
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers (9th Edition)

Chapter-4

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Question 34





Q34: In Example 4.6, we found the centripetal accelera- tion of the Earth as it revolves around the Sun. From information on the endpapers of this book, compute the centripetal acceleration of a point on the surface of the Earth at the equator caused by the rotation of the Earth about its axis. we know that RE= 6.37e6 and t=24 hours