Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 1 - Measurement - Problems - Page 10: 18

Answer

$20 century *0.001s/century=0.02s$ $0.02s/2=0.01s$ $0.01s/day*365.25day/y*2000y=7305s$

Work Step by Step

The last day is 0.02s longer than first day. The average day is 0.01 longer than the first day. Then average multiplied by the number of days yields the final time increased.
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