Earth has a radius of 4,000 miles.
The distance between 2 places (by the arc on the equator) is 5000 miles.

The flight to get from one place to the other is 9 hours.

How do you find the angular velocity?

Question

Earth has a radius of 4,000 miles.
The distance between 2 places (by the arc on the equator) is 5000 miles. 

The flight to get from one place to the other is 9 hours.

How do you find the angular velocity?

mhchen · Answer

Ideas: Find the circumference, then a ratio to the 5,000 mile distance to find the angle......oh wow I just solved my own problem.

mhchen · Answer

If anyone can explain how to solve this with every step, I'll give them a shiinyyy medal :)

danjs · Answer

Since it is along the equator, you can think of it as moving around a circle right?

mhchen · Answer

Dude, I already got it. If you want a medal, just make a giant post.

danjs · Answer

Angular velocity is the change in angle over time taken
$$\omega = \frac{ \theta }{ t }$$