What should be the angular velocity of the Earth due to rotation about its own axis so that the weight of an object at the equator becomes $3/5$ of its initial value? (Radius of Earth at the equator is $R = 6400 \, km$,take $g = 10 \, m/s^2$)

  • A
    $7.4 \times 10^{-4} \, rad/s$
  • B
    $6.7 \times 10^{-4} \, rad/s$
  • C
    $7.8 \times 10^{-4} \, rad/s$
  • D
    $8.7 \times 10^{-4} \, rad/s$

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