document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120424>Question 1120424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Monica stepped outside and began to think how fast she is moving even when she is standing still. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assume that the earth is a sphere with a radius of 3960 miles and Monica is at a latitude of 15degreesNorth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is Monica's speed due solely to the rotation of the earth? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is Monica's speed due solely to the rotation of the earth? Assume for simplicity that the earth rotates around the sun in a circle of radius 93 million miles and that there are 365.25 days in a year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combining the two speeds from above, give the range of speeds Monica is moving while standing still.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume that the earth is a sphere with a radius of 3960 miles and Monica is at a latitude of 15degreesNorth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is Monica's speed due solely to the rotation of the earth?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do you mean angular speed?  It's ~ 15 degs/hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is Monica's speed due solely to the rotation of the earth? Assume for simplicity that the earth rotates around the sun in a circle of radius 93 million miles and that there are 365.25 days in a year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have to spec \"speed with respect to what\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sun?  Some other star?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combining the two speeds from above, give the range of speeds Monica is moving while standing still.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Speed wrt to what?<BR>\n" );
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