The acceleration due to gravity at the poles and the equator is
and
respectively. If the earth is a sphere of radius
and rotating about its axis with angular speed, then
is given by
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D
Accelerations due to gravity at a place of latitude
due to the rotation of earth is

At equator, 

At poles, 



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