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What is ratio of angular velocity of earth to angular velocity of minute hand of clock...?

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
Earth's Rotaion = 1 rev / day. 
Earth's Rotaion = 2 π / 24 hours
Earth's Rotaion = 2 π
 / 86,400 
Earth's Rotaion7.27 x 10 -5
 
sec-1
 
 Minute hand = 2 pi / 60 minute = 2 pi / 3600 = 1.74 x 10 -3 sec-1
Hence Ratio = 7.27 x 10 -5 sec-1 / 1.74 x 10 -3 sec-1
 
 = 4.18 * 10-2