Suppose when Earth was created, it was not rotating. However, after the application of a uniform torque for 6 days, it was rotating at 1 rev/day. (Enter the magnitudes.) (a) What was the angular acceleration during the 6 days (in rad/s2)? rad/s2 (b) What torque (in N · m) was applied to Earth during this period? (Assume Earth can be modeled as a solid sphere.) N · m (c) What force (in N) tangent to Earth at its equator would produce this torque?

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Suppose when Earth was created, it was not rotating. However, after the application of a uniform torque for 6 days, it was rotating at 1 rev/day. (Enter the magnitudes.)
 
(a) What was the angular acceleration during the 6 days (in rad/s2)?
 rad/s2
 
(b) What torque (in N · m) was applied to Earth during this period? (Assume Earth can be modeled as a solid sphere.)
 N · m
 
(c) What force (in N) tangent to Earth at its equator would produce this torque?
 N
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