Find the area of a piece of land with an irregular boundary as follows: Station             Offset Distance (m) 0 + 000                 5.59 0 + 010                 3.38 0 + 020                  2.30 0 + 030                   3.96 0 + 040                   4.80 The stations are on straight-line boundary. Find the area of the land in m^2 by Trapezoidal Rule.

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Find the area of a piece of land with an irregular boundary as
follows:
Station             Offset Distance (m)
0 + 000                 5.59
0 + 010                 3.38
0 + 020                  2.30
0 + 030                   3.96
0 + 040                   4.80
The stations are on straight-line boundary. Find the area of the land
in m^2 by Trapezoidal Rule.

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