Centripetal Acceleration
 

Centripetal Acceleration problem 25


An isolated planet is a uniform sphere of radius . Its mass of may be considered to be a point mass concentrated at its centre. The planet rotates about its axis with a period of . For an object resting on the surface of the planet at the equator, calculate, to three significant figures the centripetal acceleration.


 

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