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  • Earth's Rotational Velocity: Calculating Angular Speed
    The Earth rotates once every 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds, which is called a sidereal day.

    To calculate the angular velocity (ω) in radians per second, we can use the following formula:

    ω = 2π / T

    Where:

    * ω is the angular velocity

    * π is the mathematical constant pi (approximately 3.14159)

    * T is the time period for one rotation (in seconds)

    First, let's convert the sidereal day into seconds:

    T = (23 hours * 3600 seconds/hour) + (56 minutes * 60 seconds/minute) + 4 seconds

    T = 86164 seconds

    Now, let's calculate the angular velocity:

    ω = 2π / 86164 seconds

    ω ≈ 7.2921 × 10⁻⁵ radians/second

    Therefore, the angular velocity of the Earth around its own axis is approximately 7.2921 × 10⁻⁵ radians per second.

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