That's called the "normal" to the surface at that point.
Here's what you need to know about waves:
Wavelength = (speed) / (frequency)
Now ... The question gives you the speed and the frequency,
but they're stated in unusual ways, with complicated numbers.
Frequency: How many each second ?
The thing that's making the waves is vibrating 47 times in 26.9 seconds.
Frequency = (47) / (46.9 s) = 1.747... per second. (1.747... Hz)
Speed: How far a point on a wave travels in 1 second.
The crest of one wave travels 4.16 meters in 13.7 seconds.
Speed = (4.16 m / 13.7 sec) = 0.304... m/s
Wavelength = (speed) / (frequency)
Wavelength = (0.304 m/s) / (1.747 Hz) = 0.174 meter per second
Answer:
12.0 meters
Explanation:
Given:
v₀ = 0 m/s
a₁ = 0.281 m/s²
t₁ = 5.44 s
a₂ = 1.43 m/s²
t₂ = 2.42 s
Find: x
First, find the velocity reached at the end of the first acceleration.
v = at + v₀
v = (0.281 m/s²) (5.44 s) + 0 m/s
v = 1.53 m/s
Next, find the position reached at the end of the first acceleration.
x = x₀ + v₀ t + ½ at²
x = 0 m + (0 m/s) (5.44 s) + ½ (0.281 m/s²) (5.44 s)²
x = 4.16 m
Finally, find the position reached at the end of the second acceleration.
x = x₀ + v₀ t + ½ at²
x = 4.16 m + (1.53 m/s) (2.42 s) + ½ (1.43 m/s²) (2.42 s)²
x = 12.0 m
