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Approximately how fast is a person located at the earth's equator traveling due to the rotation of the earth?

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the speed of a person standing on the equator can be calculated by using the following equation: veq= Ceq÷Trot veq= 1,673 kilometres per hour (km/h) = 465 metres per second (m/s) veq= 1.35 the speed of sound (!!!) Wow! That's fast! a person standing on the equator is actually moving that fast.

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