4) The earth makes one rotation about its axis in 24 hours. a) Calculate its angular velocity in units of rad/sec. b) Calculate the tangential speed of an object at the equator due to this rotational motion. The radius of the earth is 6.38 x 10<sup>6</sup> m.
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