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What should be the velocity of earth due to rotation about its own axis so that the weight at equator becomes 3/5 of initial value? Radius of earth on equator is 6400 km

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`7.4 xx 10^-4 rad/s`

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`6.7 xx 10^-4 rad /s`

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`7.9 xx 10^-4 rad/s`

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`8.7 xx 10^-4 rad/s`

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