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Homework Statement
At a latitude of 50° north a mass is hanged by a massless string. By the means of an angle how much does the mass deviate from the Earth's radius due to rotation of the earth? Consider the Earth as a spherical body.
Homework Equations
Fcp=mv^2/r
w=dθ/dt
v=wr
The Attempt at a Solution
I have made a drawing show Earth as a circle at whose latitude of 50
degrees a point on its circumference is connected by radius of a small circle of that latitude and R of earth. acceleration is directed along its r.
r=Rcosθ
How do i draw a free body diagram for thic situation. Three forces T,mg,Fcp are in play and i know only that the θ between mg and Fcp is 50°. Where is tension directed at?[/B]
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