SOLUTION: Please help me with this Applied Problem:
Every cross section of a drainage is an isosceles trapezoid with a small base of 3 feet and a height of 1 foot. Determine the width of
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Every cross section of a drainage is an isosceles trapezoid with a small base of 3 feet and a height of 1 foot. Determine the width of the larger base that would give the ditch a cross-sectional area of 5ft^2. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Every cross section of a drainage is an isosceles trapezoid with a small base of 3 feet and a height of 1 foot. Determine the width of the larger base that would give the ditch a cross-sectional area of 5ft^2.
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Area = (h/2)(b1+b2)
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5 = (1/2)(3+b2)
10 = 3+b2
b2 = 7 ft
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Stan H.
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