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The weight of a body at the poles is gre...

The weight of a body at the poles is greater thasn the weight at the equator. Is it the actual weight or the apparent weight we are talking about? Does your answer depend on whether only the earth's roptation is taken into account or the flattening of the earth at the poles is also taken into account?

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