Effect of the earth's rotation on weight at the equator
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16 May 2023 S1
41The speed with which the earth would have to rotate about its axis so that a person on the equator would weigh th as much as at present weight is ( gravitational acceleration, equatorial radius of the earth)Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
11 May 2024 S1
25The radius of earth is 6400 km and acceleration due to gravity ms. For the weight of body of mass 5 kg to be zero on equator, rotational velocity of the earth must be (in rad/s)Tap an option to check your answer.
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15 Apr 2026 S1
108What should be the angular velocity of earth due to rotation about its own axis so that the weight at equator becomes of initial value? ( acceleration due to gravity, R = radius of earth)Tap an option to check your answer.
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17 Apr 2026 S1
108The speed with which the earth would have to rotate about its axis so that a person on the equator would weigh th as much as at present is ( = gravitational acceleration, = equatorial radius of the earth.)Tap an option to check your answer.