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Originally Posted by steve@thecostins.co.uk  Yeah, using  is better than using  because it's more accurate.
We know that a full cycle takes 12 hours, and the information given with the question says that high tide starts at noon. |
yes, that is so. but what i am getting at is that we don't know where we are know. if we knew say, the height of the water was zero now, then we could judge and calculate for the height to be above the mean of 5m. but oh well. given the information we have, i think you have the best answer.