document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196408>Question 1196408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the acceleration of the specified object. (Hint: Recall that if a variable is changing at a constant rate, its acceleration is zero.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A boat is pulled into a dock by means of a winch 24 feet above the deck of the boat (see figure). The winch pulls in rope at a rate of 5 feet per second. Find the acceleration (in ft/sec2) of the boat when there is a total of 25 feet of rope out. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #829218 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52786)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=829218\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, there is no figure in the post, although it was declared.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second, since the the rate is constant, the acceleration is zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The hint in the post clearly explain it, so why ask <BR>\n" );
document.write( "about the subject again, while it is just explained ?\r<BR>\n" );
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