Earth Has an Average Radius of Approximately 6

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Essay

Earth has an average radius of approximately 6.4 * 10³ km.What is the average speed, in units of km/s, of the ground at Earth's equator due to the daily rotation of Earth if there are 8.64*10⁴ seconds per day?

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