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Find the difference in the apparent acceleration of gravity at the equator and the poles, assuming...

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Find the difference in the apparent acceleration of gravity atthe equator and the poles, assuming the earth is spherical.

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because of centripetal acceleration you will weigh a tiny amount less at the equator than at the poles Try not to think of centripetal acceleration as a force though whats really going on is that objects which are in motion like to go in a straight line and so it takes some force to make them go round in a circle So some of the force of gravity is    See Answer
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