The depth of the water, y, in meters, in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, is given as

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The depth of the water, y, in meters, in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, is given as a function of time, t, in hours after midnight, by the function

y = 10 + 7.5 cos(0.507t).

How quickly is the tide rising or falling (in meters/hour) at each of the following times?

(a) 6:00 am

(b) 9:00 am

(c) Noon

(d) 6:00 pm

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Applied Calculus

ISBN: 9781119275565

6th Edition

Authors: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Sheldon P. Gordon, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Andrew Pasquale

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