SOLUTION: The diagram represents a pool 30cm long and 12m wide set in horizontal ground. The shallow end is 1m and the deep end is 3m. The cross- section (shaded area) is a trapezium. I need

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Question 1132120: The diagram represents a pool 30cm long and 12m wide set in horizontal ground. The shallow end is 1m and the deep end is 3m. The cross- section (shaded area) is a trapezium. I need to find the area of the cross section and the volume of water.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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The cross section ALONG THE LENGTH:
%2830%2A1%2B30%2A3%29%2F2

15%2B15%2A3

highlight%2860%2AsquareMeters%29.


The volume of the pool:
60%2A12

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