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QUESTION:

(II) Calculate the angular velocity of the Earth (a) in its orbit around the Sun, and (6) about its

axis.

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QUESTION:

(II) Calculate the angular velocity of the Earth (a) in its orbit around the Sun, and (6) about its

axis.

ANSWER:

Step 1 of 2

(a) The Earth makes one orbit around the Sun in one year.

Now 1 yr = 365 x 24 x 3600 s = 3.16 x 107 s.

Therefore, the angular velocity of Earth around the Sun:

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