Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 10, Problem 15E
Express each of the following in radians per second: (a) 720 rpm; (b) 50°/h; (c) 1000 rev/s; (d) 1 rev/year (Earth’s angular speed in its orbit).
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