& A straight and level road, 200 m long and 8 m wide, is to be constructed by making a vertical cut through a hill (as shown in the figures below). Heights of the hill above the centerline of the proposed road, as obtained at various points from a contour map of the region, are shown in the following table: Distance, x, (m) 0 10 25 35 45 55 80 105 124 143 162 181 200 0 2.3 2.5 4.1 5.9 7.5 9 10 8.8 5.4 4.4 2.8 Height, h, (m) Estimate, as accurate as possible, the volume of earth that must be removed. (Assume that the height of the hill does not vary between the centerline and edges of the road)
& A straight and level road, 200 m long and 8 m wide, is to be constructed by making a vertical cut through a hill (as shown in the figures below). Heights of the hill above the centerline of the proposed road, as obtained at various points from a contour map of the region, are shown in the following table: Distance, x, (m) 0 10 25 35 45 55 80 105 124 143 162 181 200 0 2.3 2.5 4.1 5.9 7.5 9 10 8.8 5.4 4.4 2.8 Height, h, (m) Estimate, as accurate as possible, the volume of earth that must be removed. (Assume that the height of the hill does not vary between the centerline and edges of the road)
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![& A straight and level road, 200 m long and 8 m wide, is to be constructed by
making a vertical cut through a hill (as shown in the figures below). Heights of
the hill above the centerline of the proposed road, as obtained at various points
from a contour map of the region, are shown in the following table:
Distance, x, (m) 0 10 25 35 45 55 80 105 124 143 162 181 200
10 8.8 5.4 4.4 2.8
Height, h, (m)
02.3 2.5 4.1 5.9 7.5 9
Estimate, as accurate as possible, the volume of earth that must be removed.
(Assume that the height of the hill does not vary between the centerline and
edges of the road)
200 m
200 m
8 m e
hill
Longitudinal section
Transverse section](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffe3f0dd4-7368-4bf5-ab77-193e85df7624%2F6f806027-f06d-4e74-820b-4178e5f98cf5%2F8d8wyzn_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:& A straight and level road, 200 m long and 8 m wide, is to be constructed by
making a vertical cut through a hill (as shown in the figures below). Heights of
the hill above the centerline of the proposed road, as obtained at various points
from a contour map of the region, are shown in the following table:
Distance, x, (m) 0 10 25 35 45 55 80 105 124 143 162 181 200
10 8.8 5.4 4.4 2.8
Height, h, (m)
02.3 2.5 4.1 5.9 7.5 9
Estimate, as accurate as possible, the volume of earth that must be removed.
(Assume that the height of the hill does not vary between the centerline and
edges of the road)
200 m
200 m
8 m e
hill
Longitudinal section
Transverse section
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