Find the acceleration of a particle placed on the surface of the earth at the equator due to earth's rotation. The diameter of earth = 12800 km and it takes 24 hours for the earth to complete one revolution about its axis.
Options:
A .  0.0336 m/s2
B .  4π2m/s2
C .  336 m/s2
D .  none of these
Answer: Option A : A Earth completes one rotation in 24 hrs i.e. angle swept =2π in time=24 hrs ⇒angularvelocity=ω=2π24×60×60 Centripetal acceleration =ω2R ⇒(2π24×60×60)2×6400×1000 (∵R=Diameter2) ⇒0.0336m/s2
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