Given in the accompanying sketch is a cross-section which has been plotted from soundings taken along a range line across a lake. The cross-section is divided into a series of trapezoids and triangles whose dimensions are indicated in the sketch. Determine the total area of the cross-section ( in sq. m) without disregarding the areas in the end zones.

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Given in the accompanying sketch is a cross-section which has been plotted from soundings taken along a range line across a lake. The cross-section is divided into a series of trapezoids and triangles whose dimensions are indicated in the sketch. Determine the total area of the cross-section ( in sq. m) without disregarding the areas in the end zones.

L 34.5m
(Length of Cross Section)
3.5
3.9
4.2
4.4
5.3
4.0
5.0
4.2
RWE
LWE
3.7m
3.9m
4.6m
5.0m
im
6.2m
5.7 m
Transcribed Image Text:L 34.5m (Length of Cross Section) 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.4 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.2 RWE LWE 3.7m 3.9m 4.6m 5.0m im 6.2m 5.7 m
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