standard_description: Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y = mx for a line through the origin and the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.
problem_activity: Task
The figure below gives the depth of the water at Montauk
Point, New York, for a day in November.
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How many high tides took place on this day?
How many low tides took place on this day?
How much time elapsed in between high tides?


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