Question

the earth's radius is about 4000 miles kampala, the capital of uganda, and sigapore are both nearly on the equator. the distance between them is 5000 miles. the flight from kampala to singapore takes 9.0 hours. What is the plane's angular velocity with respect to the earth's surface

Answer 1

To calculate the plane's angular velocity with respect to the Earth's surface, we can use the formula:

Angular velocity (ω) = Distance / Time.

In this case, the distance between Kampala and Singapore is 5000 miles, and the flight takes 9.0 hours. Plugging these values into the formula, we have:

Angular velocity (ω) = 5000 miles / 9.0 hours.

Calculating this, we get:

Angular velocity (ω) ≈ 555.56 miles per hour.

Therefore, the plane's angular velocity with respect to the Earth's surface is approximately 555.56 miles per hour.