The rotation of the Earth (of radius $R$ ) about its axis speeds up to a value such that a man at latitude…

The rotation of the Earth (of radius $R$ ) about its axis speeds up to a value such that a man at latitude angle $45^{\circ}$ feels weightlessness. The duration of a day in such a case is
  1. $\pi \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}$
  2. $\pi \sqrt{\frac{2 R}{g}}$
  3. $\frac{\pi}{2} \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}$
  4. $\pi \sqrt{\frac{g}{R}}$

Solution

Given that, angle of latitude, $\lambda=45^{\circ}$ We know that, the expression of gravity at latitude angle is $ g_\lambda=g-\omega^2 R \cos ^2 \lambda $ The weight of man of mass $m$ at this point $ w=m g_\lambda=m\left(g-\omega^2 R \cos ^2 45^{\circ}\right) $ According to question, man feels weightlessness $ \therefore \quad \begin{aligned} w & =0 \\ m\left(g-\omega^2 R \cos ^2 45^{\circ}\right) & =0 \end{aligned} $ But $m \neq 0$, then $g-\omega^2 R \cos ^2 45^{\circ}=0$ $ \Rightarrow \quad \omega=\sqrt{\frac{2 g}{R}} $ Now, using time period, (duration of day) $ =T=\frac{2 \pi}{\omega}=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{R}{2 g}}=\pi \sqrt{\frac{2 R}{g}} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (24 Aug Shift 1)

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