A swimming pool is 6 feet deep at the deep end. It is 10 by 16 feet at the top and 10 by 4 feet at the bottom Recall that pounds is a unit of force and that work is force times distance. 1. A thin layer of water is 1 foot above the bottom of the pool which is 1 inch thick. (a) Estimate the volume of by assuming that it is shaped like a flat box. Find its volume in cubic feet, call it ∆V , and include units.

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A swimming pool is 6 feet deep at
the deep end. It is 10 by 16 feet
at the top and 10 by 4 feet at the bottom


Recall that pounds is a unit of force
and that work is force times distance.


1. A thin layer of water is 1 foot above the bottom of the pool which is 1 inch thick.
(a) Estimate the volume of by assuming that it is shaped like a flat box. Find its
volume in cubic feet, call it ∆V , and include units.

16 feet
10 feet
4 feet
6 feet
Transcribed Image Text:16 feet 10 feet 4 feet 6 feet
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