A planet rotates on an axis through its poles and 1 revolution takes 1 day...

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A planet rotates on an axis through its poles and 1 revolution takes 1 day (1 day is 26 hours). The distance from the axis to a location on the planet 30 north latitude is about 3671.5 miles. Therefore, a location on the planet at 30 north latitude is spinning on a circle of radius 3671.5 miles. Compute the linear speed on the surface of the planet at 30 north latitude

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