SOLUTION: a swimming pool is 50m long. the water is 1 metre deep at the shallow end and 3m deep at the deep end. if the bath is 10 m wide, find the volume of water in the pool.

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Question 1137734: a swimming pool is 50m long. the water is 1 metre deep at the shallow end and 3m deep at the deep end. if the bath is 10 m wide, find the volume of water in the pool.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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If pool were to change depth from 1 to 3 along the length then cross section area would be trapezoid, 50%281%2B3%29%2F2=4%2A25=100 m%5E2;

10 meter wide,
100%2A10=1000, m%5E3.