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Transcribed Image Text:Part B- Examples
Example 1:
The Bay of Fundy, which-is between New-Brunswick and Nova Scotia, has-the highest tides in the world.
There can be no water on the beach at low tide, while at high tide the water covers the beach. The graph
below represents the Bay of Fundy tides.
Bay of Fundy Tides
Depth 10
of
Water
(m)
5
4
8.
12
16 20
24 28
Time (h)
a) Why can you use periodic functions to model tides?
b) What is the change in depth of the water from low to high tide?
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