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What do you mean by both are proportional to m? Could you type out an equation that shows this step? Do you just mean (m)(9.8)=mv^2/r so those m's cancel, so we know now that we're left with 9.8=v^2/r?

Homework Statement How long would the day have to be in order that for a person standing at the equator of the Earth would see a bathroom scale that she is standing on read zero? This is all the info that is given. Homework Equations Fc=m(v^2)/r The Attempt at a Solution I setup my...