He exerts a force on earth at earths equator tangent to its


Suppose that Superman wants to stop Earth so it does not rotate. He exerts a force on Earth at Earth's equator tangent to its surface for a time interval of 1 year. The mass of Earth is 5.98x1024kg , the radius is 6.37x106m . Assume that Earth is a solid sphere with its mass distributed uniformly.

What magnitude force must he exert to stop Earth's rotation?

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