The Earth's angular velocity in its orbit around the sun can be calculated using its orbital radius of 1.5 x 1011 meters and the period of its revolution, which is approximately one year. The formula for angular velocity (ω) is ω = 2π/T, where T is the period in seconds. By converting one year into seconds (31,536,000 seconds), the angular velocity can be determined in radians per second.
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ch2kb0x said:Homework Statement
The radius of the Earth's very nearly circular orbit around the sun is 1.5*10^11.
Find the magnitude of the Earth's angular velocity in rad/s.
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The Attempt at a Solution
For this problem, I have no clue how to go about solving this. help would be nice.