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Surfer Acceleration: Wave Inclination Angle

Chapter 5, Problem 26P

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A surfer "hangs ten," and accelerates down the sloping face of a wave. If the surfer's acceleration is \(3.25 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}\) and friction can be ignored, what is the angle at which the face of the wave is inclined above the horizontal?

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QUESTION:

A surfer "hangs ten," and accelerates down the sloping face of a wave. If the surfer's acceleration is \(3.25 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}\) and friction can be ignored, what is the angle at which the face of the wave is inclined above the horizontal?

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In this problem, a surfer accelerates down the sloping face of the wave, so we need to find the angle at which the face of the wave is inclined above the horizontal.

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