The earth, radius 6400 km, makes one revolution about its own axis in 24 hours. The…

Physics · JEE Main · NTA ExamsRotational Motion

The earth, radius 6400 km, makes one revolution about its own axis in 24 hours. The centripetal acceleration of a point on its equator is nearly -
  1. 340\(\frac{\mathrm{cm}}{\mathrm{sec}^{2}}\)
  2. 3.4 \(\frac{\mathrm{cm}}{\mathrm{sec}^{2}}\)
  3. 34\(\frac{\mathrm{cm}}{\mathrm{sec}^{2}}\)
  4. 0.34 \(\frac{\mathrm{cm}}{\mathrm{sec}^{2}}\)

Answer

(B) 3.4 cm sec ^ 2

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