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a planet rotates on its axis through its poles and 1 revolution takes 1 day (1 day is 18hours). The distance from the axis to a location on the planet 30 degrees north latitude is about 2296.5 miles Therefore a location on the planet at 30 degrees north latitude is spinning on a circle with a radius of 2296.5 miles compute the linear speed on the surface of the planet at 30 degrees north latitude.

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