How many cubic feet of soil must be excavated to make a railroad embankment 200 ft long if a cross section of the embankment is an isosceles trapezoid whose bases are 20 ft and 33 ft and whose legs are each 15 ft long

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How many cubic feet of soil must be excavated to make a railroad embankment 200 ft long if a cross section of the embankment is an isosceles trapezoid whose bases are 20 ft and 33 ft and whose legs are each 15 ft long
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