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Chapter 35 Problem 91

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Ocean waves moving at a speed of 4.0 mls are approaching a beach at angle 01 = 30 to the normal, as shown from above in Fig. 35-54. Fig. 35-53 90. I ~ Shoreline I I I Shallow waler -. "" -.... :-.' -. -..... -... .......... - :-..... '. -. -. -:- -- -:- : >c i Deepwater . '. .. lel , Fig. 35-54 91. Suppose the water depth changes abruptly at a certain distance from the beach and the wave speed there drops to 3.0 mls. (a) Close to the beach, what is the angle e2 between the direction of wave motion and the normal? (Assume the same law of refraction as for light.) (b) Explain why most waves come in normal to a shore even though at large distances they approach at a variety of angles.

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Title Fundamentals of Physics: 9 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9780470556535

Ocean waves moving at a speed of 4.0 mls are approaching a

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