Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Rotation - Problems - Page 293: 84b

Answer

The asteroid would have had to arrive $~~8.1~hours~~$ later.

Work Step by Step

We can find the angle $\theta$ between $102^{\circ}~E$ and $20^{\circ}~W$: $\theta = 102^{\circ}+20^{\circ} = 122^{\circ}$ We can find the time it takes the Earth to rotate through this angle: $t = (\frac{122^{\circ}}{360^{\circ}})~(24~h) = 8.1~h$ The asteroid would have had to arrive $~~8.1~hours~~$ later.
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