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I think I understand what you are trying to say. If I'm orbiting the Earth, then I'm not exactly pressing on the ground right? But, now I'm confused, because wouldn't that make Fc equal zero then?

Homework Statement What must be the period of rotation of the Earth on its axis so that a person at the equator will have a reading on the scale that is approximately one fifth as much as he would at the North Pole? (Given on the formula sheet) Radius of Earth = 6.37 x 10^6 m Homework...

Right, that makes sense, how would my equation change if I were to add friction?

I performed a lab where we needed to find the mathematical relationship between the starting speed (initial velocity) and the stopping distance. However, I'm pretty sure we recorded all the initial speeds incorrectly. Is there a way to calculate the initial speed knowing the Distance Traveled...