Alice stands on Earth's equator. She jumps with vertical velocity
v0 and a small horizontal velocity
u pointing
east, both measured in her own (rotating) frame, reaching a maximum height
h that is much less than Earth's radius. She wishes to land back exactly at her launch point on the ground. Earth rotates at angular speed
ω, with
ωR≪v0, and the surface gravity is
g. Neglect air resistance. What value of
u is required?