Circular motion, the planet, and gravity

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Homework Statement


>>the time separating high tides is 12 hours and 25 minutes. if high tide occurs at 2:10 P.M. one afternoon:

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>>when would you expect low tides to occur the next day?

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Tide is caused by gravity of moon. High tide means is closest to Earth ocean surface.
 
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If the time seperating two high tides is 12 hours and 25 minutes, then wouldn't the time seperating a high tide and a low tide be 6 hours and 12.5 minutes?
 

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