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Thanks to everyone for their replies. i just found the answer. It has to do with the rotational axis of the Earth and the centripetal acceleration that is caused by a centripetal force. Apparently, it is zero at the poles and most pronounced at the equator causing the apparent weight and...

I forgot to say that we are to regard the Earth as perfect sphere.

I received this problem this week and no one in my class has been able to solve it. We don't need to solve it exactly, but we should provide a conceptual answer. I would really appreciate it if anyone could help me out. -The apparent weight of a person may vary in different latitudes due to...