SOLUTION: A tunnel needs to be cut through a mountain. The cross section of the tunnel will have an area of about 512.6 ftSqard and its length will be 1523 ft how much material will need to

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Question 222438: A tunnel needs to be cut through a mountain. The cross section of the tunnel will have an area of about 512.6 ftSqard and its length will be 1523 ft how much material will need to be removed
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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In this case, the volume of the tunnel is equal to the area of the cross section multiplied by the length. So the volume is simply 512.6%2A1523=780689.8 which means that 780,689.8 cubic feet of material must be removed.