A trench is 10 m long and1 m deep. It is 2 m wide across the top and 1 m wide at the bottom. How many cubic meters of soil have been excavated to make the trench?
A trench is 10 m long and1 m deep. It is 2 m wide across the top and 1 m wide at the bottom. How many cubic meters of soil have been excavated to make the trench?
Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
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Chapter9: Surfaces And Solids
Section9.2: Pyramids, Area, And Volume
Problem 33E
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Transcribed Image Text:A trench is 10 m long and 1 m deep. It is 2 m wide across the top and 1 m wide at the bottom.
How many cubic meters of soil have been excavated to make the trench?
A section of a boat is in the form of a right trapezoidal prism of height 3 ft. The vertical ends are
isosceles trapezoids with upper and lower bases measuring 6 ft and 4 ft, respectively.
What is the capacity of the section of the boat?
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