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When a long-range cannonball is fired toward the equator

Chapter 28, Problem 115TAD

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QUESTION:

When a long-range cannonball is fired toward the equator from a northern (or southern) latitude, it lands west of its “intended” longitude. Discuss why this is so. (Hint: Consider a flea jumping from partway out to the outer edge of a rotating turntable.)

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QUESTION:

When a long-range cannonball is fired toward the equator from a northern (or southern) latitude, it lands west of its “intended” longitude. Discuss why this is so. (Hint: Consider a flea jumping from partway out to the outer edge of a rotating turntable.)

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When a cannonball is fired towards the equator from north, it lands west of its intended longitude because the earth rotates from west to east.

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