Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - Areas Between Curves - 6.1 Exercises - Page 435: 48

Answer

$91.2$ $ m^2$

Work Step by Step

If $x=$distance from left end of pool and $w=w(x)=$width at $x$,then the Midpoint Rule with $n=4$ and $\triangle x=\frac{b-a}{n}=\frac{8.2-0}{4}=4$ gives the Area $=\int_{0}^{16}w$ $ dx \approx4(6.2+6.8+5.0+4.8)$ $=4(22.8)$ $=91.2$ $ m^2$
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