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Find the acceleration of the specified object. (Hint: Recall that if a variable is changing at a constant rate, its acceleration is zero.)

A boat is pulled into a dock by means of a winch 8 feet above the deck of the boat . The winch pulls in rope at a rate of 9 feet per second. Find the acceleration (in ft/sec²) of the boat when there is a total of 10 feet of rope out. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) ft/sec

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