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Earth turns on its axis about once every 24 hours. The radius of Earth is equal to 6.38 x 10^6 m. If some catastrophe caused Earth to suddenly come to a screeching halt, with what speed would Earth's inhabitants who live at the equator go flying off Earth's surface? Select the correct answer. 464 mph 8 mph 17 m/hr 232 m/s 464 m/s

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          Earth turns on its axis about once every 24 hours. The radius of Earth is equal to 6.38 x 10^6 m. If some catastrophe caused Earth to suddenly come to a screeching halt, with what speed would Earth's inhabitants who live at the equator go flying off Earth's surface? Select the correct answer.
464 mph
8 mph
17 m/hr
232 m/s
464 m/s

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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05/10/2022

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Given T = 24 hours = 24 x 60 x 60 seconds = 86,400 seconds ω = 2π / 86,400 = 7.27 x 10^-5 rad/s Show more…

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Earth turns on its axis about once every 24 hours. The radius of Earth is equal to 6.38 x 10^6 m. If some catastrophe caused Earth to suddenly come to a screeching halt, with what speed would Earth's inhabitants who live at the equator go flying off Earth's surface? Select the correct answer. 464 mph 8 mph 17 m/hr 232 m/s 464 m/s