A big part of the reason that mirrors are seldom if ever used to generate
electricity is the simple fact that there is no way to generate electricity using
mirrors. They are as useless for the purpose as smoke is, although there are
those who have used both items simultaneously to create the impression that
they have succeeded in that attempt.
Answer:
Explanation:
a ) The earth rotates by 2π radian in 24 x 60 x 60 s
so angular speed ( w ) = 2π / (24 x 60 x 60) = 7.268 x 10⁻⁵ rad / s
b ) Linear speed of city of Arlington ( v ) = w r = w R Cosλ where R is radius of the earth and λ is latitude .
v = 7.268 x 10⁻⁵ x 6.371 x 10⁶ cos 32.7357
389.5 m /s
acceleration = w² r = w² R Cos 32.7357
= (7.268 x 10⁻⁵ )² x 6.371 x 10⁶ x cos 32.7357
=283.08 x 10⁻⁴ m/s²
c) velocity ratio =
w r /w R =
R cos 32.73/ R
= Cos 32.73
= 0.84 .
