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In Quito, Ecuador, near the equator, you weigh about half a pound less than in Barrow, Ala...

In Quito, Ecuador, near the equator, you weigh about half a pound less than in Barrow, Alaska, near the pole. Find the rotational period of the Earth that would make you feel weightless at the equator. (With this rotational period, your centripetal acceleration would be equal to the acceleration due to gravity, g.)

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