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A bullet of mass m is fired with muzzle speed vo

Chapter 9, Problem 9.9

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A bullet of mass m is fired with muzzle speed vo horizontally and due north from a position at colatitude 8. Find the direction and magnitude of the Coriolis force in terms of m, vo, 8, and the earth's angular velocity Q. How does the Coriolis force compare with the bullet's weight if vo = 1000 m/s and 0 = 40 deg?

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QUESTION:

A bullet of mass m is fired with muzzle speed vo horizontally and due north from a position at colatitude 8. Find the direction and magnitude of the Coriolis force in terms of m, vo, 8, and the earth's angular velocity Q. How does the Coriolis force compare with the bullet's weight if vo = 1000 m/s and 0 = 40 deg?

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The following are given by the question:

The bullet mass is ,

The horizontal velocity,

Colatitude is  

The Coriolis force is defined as the inertial force that works on the object which is in rotational motion with respect to the inertial frame.

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