Answer to Question #49758 in Mechanics | Relativity for Lim Jae Duk

Question

A 100 kg scientist finds that the acceleration of gravity at the north and south pole is measured to be 9.832 m/s^2 and only 9.780 m/s^2 at the equator. If the mass of the Earth is 5.98x10^24 kg, determine the radius of the Earth at the equator and at the poles.