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Earth is rotate 360° every 24h. what is the angular displacement of a person standing at the equator for 3.0 h?

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Step-by-step explanation:

3h is 1/8 of 24h

as 24h corresponds to 360°, 1/8 of 24h corresponds to 1/8 of 360° :

360 × 1/8 = 360/8 = 45°

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