Answer
a) $\overline\omega=+7.3\times10^{-5}rad/s$
b) $\overline\omega=+1.99\times10^{-7}rad/s$
Work Step by Step
a) The Earth finishes 1 revolution, which is $\Delta \theta=2\pi rad$, on its axis in $\Delta t=24h=8.64\times10^4s$. Therefore, $$\overline\omega=\frac{\Delta\theta}{\Delta t}=+7.3\times10^{-5}rad/s$$
b) The Earth finishes 1 revolution, which is $\Delta \theta=2\pi rad$, around the sun in $\Delta t=365.25 days=3.156\times10^7s$. Therefore, $$\overline\omega=\frac{\Delta\theta}{\Delta t}=+1.99\times10^{-7}rad/s$$
