A body completes one revolution every 86,400 s. Its angular velocity is:

  1. 1.16 10^-5 rad/s
  2. 1.45 10^-4 rad/s
  3. 3.64 10^-5 rad/s
  4. 7.27 10^-5 rad/s
Answer

D) 7.27 10^-5 rad/s

omega = 2piT = 2pi86,400 = 7.27 10^-5 rad/s. (This is the Earth's rotation.) SLO P-11-B-08 · Understanding

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