Question

sea levels follow a periodic pattern of rise and fall called the tides. the graph below shows the sea level at a certain beach, in feet, over one day, where time t is measured in hours after 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on the first day. what is the minimum and what does it represent in this context? graph of sea level over time, with points (3, 0), (9, 48), (15, 0), (21, 48) and a curve starting at (0,24), going down to a minimum, up to (9,48), down to (15,0), up to (21,48), then down. the y - axis is sea level in feet (0 - 52), x - axis is time in hours (0 - 24). answer attempt 1 out of 2 the minimum is dropdown and it represents dropdown.

Explanation:

The minimum value is the lowest sea level shown on the graph, which occurs at points (3, 0) and (15, 0). This value, 0 feet, represents the lowest height the sea reaches at this beach during the measured day.

Answer:

The minimum is 0 feet and it represents the lowest sea level at the beach, occurring 3 hours (3:00 a.m.) and 15 hours (3:00 p.m.) after midnight.