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(Solved): 14. A reservoir with vertical sides and a rectangular plan view is 520ft wide and 1740ft long. The ...
14. A reservoir with vertical sides and a rectangular plan view is wide and long. The depth slopes uniformly in the long direction, starting at and ending at . Most nearly, what is the volume of the reservoir? A) B) C) D)
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To calculate the volume of the reservoir, we need to find the average depth and multiply it by the base area.The average depth can be found by taking the average of the initial and final depths: