A swimming pool is rectangular in shape of length 12 m and width 5.5 m. It has a sloping bottom and is 1 m deep at one end and 3.6 m deep at the other end. The water from a full cylindrical reservoir 3.6 m in diameter and 10 m deep is emptied to the pool. Find the depth of water at the deep end.

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  1. A swimming pool is rectangular in shape of length 12 m and width 5.5 m. It has a sloping bottom and is 1 m deep at one end and 3.6 m deep at the other end. The water from a full cylindrical reservoir 3.6 m in diameter and 10 m deep is emptied to the pool. Find the depth of water at the deep end. 
     
    a. 2.842m
    b. 2.745m
    c. 2.695m
    d. 2.912m
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