The weatherman reports the storm waves are about 2 meters high and 35 meters apart. what properties of waves is the reporter describing?

Amplitude and wavelength

Explanation:

- The amplitude of a wave is the maximum displacement of the wave, measured with respect to the equilibrium position (so, for a water wave it is the maximum height of the wave relative to the equilibrium position)

- The wavelength of a wave is the distance between two consecutive crests (or throughs) of a wave. So, for a water wave, it is the distance between two consecutive waves

Therefore, in the example in the problem we have:

- 2 meters corresponds to the amplitude

- 35 meters corresponds to the wavelength

initial speed when it is dropped is 150 ft/s

now at the same moment the acceleration due to gravity is perpendicular to its velocity

so as we know that

now we have centripetal acceleration a = 32 ft/s^2 as its perpendicular to velocity

while tangential acceleration at the same moment will be zero

so

now radius of curvature is given as

so the radius of curvature just after it is dropped is 703.125 ft