Estimate the length of the day if the centripetal acceleration at the equator due to…

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Problem

Estimate the length of the day if the centripetal acceleration at the equator due to the spinning earth were equal to the acceleration of free fall (

g = 9.8 \text{ m s}^{-2}

, earth radius = 6400 km.)