A loop on a roller coaster has its highest point at 42 m and it's lowest point at 18 m. If the height of a cart on the loop of the roller coaster were modelled by a sine or cosine function, what would the amplitude be?

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. A loop on a roller coaster has its highest point at 42 m and it's lowest point at 18 m. If the height of a
cart on the loop of the roller coaster were modelled by a sine or cosine function, what would the
amplitude be?

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