A measuring stick on a dock measures high tide to be 18 feet and low tide tobe 6 feet. It takes about 6 hours for the tide to switch between low and high tides. Findits amplitude.

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be 6 feet. It takes about 6 hours for the tide to switch between low and high tides. Find its amplitude.

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