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The earth's radius is 6.37×106m; it rotates once every 24 hours. What is its angular speed?
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The formula for angular velocity is the change in radians over time. Using the value given: angular velocity = 6370000/86400 = 73.73.86400 seconds = 24 hours. The time has to be converted to seconds before the calculation is made.