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A series of locks manages the water height along a water source used to produce energy. As the locks are opened and closed, the water height between two consecutive locks fluctuates. The height of the water at point B located between two locks is observed. Water height measurements are made every 10 minutes beginning at 8:00 a.m

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 Mar 13, 2020
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Amplitude is 13    so the wave goes from 13   to  -13     AND it is shifted UP by 24

    so max height will be   13 + 24 = 37ft       min height will be   -13 + 24 = 11 ft

 

Min height will be when the cos fxn = 1     

   when    cos (............) = -1     (0 degrees)

       pi x /60 - 5pi/12 = 0

          x = 25 min    or   8:25

 

 

Max height will occur   when    -13 ( cos ( pix/60 - 5pi/12) = 13

        or in other words, when      cos ( pi x / 60 - 5pi/12)   = -1      pi x/60 - 5pi/12 =   pi       x = 85 minutes =  9: 25

 Mar 13, 2020
edited by ElectricPavlov  Mar 13, 2020
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Nice job, just one correction. The time for the maximum height is actually 9:25

KarmaSusui  Mar 13, 2020
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YOU are right      85 minutes after  8:00 = 9 :25      my bad !    I edited it....thanx for your eagle eye!   ~EP

ElectricPavlov  Mar 13, 2020
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it 11 and 36

 Mar 17, 2020

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