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On the salt flats at Bonneville, Utah (latitude = 41°N) the British auto racer John Cobb i...

On the salt flats at Bonneville, Utah (latitude = 41°N) the British auto racer John Cobb in 1947 became the first man to travel at a speed of 400 mph on land. If he was headed due north at this speed, find die ratio of the magnitude of the Coriolis force on die racing ear to the weight of the car. What is the direction of the Coriolis force?

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