SOLUTION: In Crescent Moon Bay in July, high tide is at 3:00 pm. The water level is 6 feet at high tide and 2 feet at low tide. Assuming the next high tide is exactly 12 hours later and th

Question 1042448: In Crescent Moon Bay in July, high tide is at 3:00 pm. The water level is 6 feet at high tide and 2 feet at low tide.
Assuming the next high tide is exactly 12 hours later and the height of the water can be modeled by a cosine curve,
find an equation for Crescent Moon Bay's water level in July as a function of time (t).
Answer by ikleyn(52787) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In Crescent Moon Bay in July, high tide is at 3:00 pm. The water level is 6 feet at high tide and 2 feet at low tide.
Assuming the next high tide is exactly 12 hours later and the height of the water can be modeled by a cosine curve,
find an equation for Crescent Moon Bay's water level in July as a function of time (t).
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h(t) = ,

where t is time in hours, t=0 at midnight till t=24 next midnight.

Plot h(t) =

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