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Let's be very accurate when describing accelerations in this question.

Consider a person at the equator. The gravitational force of attraction on him is constant whether or not the earth is rotating. This acceleration is called the acceleration due to gravity (ag)

Now, since the earth is rotating about its axis, there has to be a centripetal force on the person. It is the gravitational force which provides the centripetal force. Thus, there is a centripetal acceleration on the person (ac)

Finally, the rest of the gravitational force causes the person to accelerate towards earth. This is called the acceleration of free fall (af)

This gives ag = ac + af

ac is given by the equation: ac = w2r

where w is the angular velocity and r is the radius of rotation

If the angular velocity of the earth increases, centripetal acceleration will increase.

af = ag - w2r

Therefore, the acceleration of free fall will decrease.

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