A swimming pool is 50 m long and 15 m wide. Its shallow and deep ends are 1.5 m and 4.5 m deep respectively. If the bottom of the pool slopes uniformly, find the amount of water in litres(write only the value) required to fill the pool.
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AREA OF CROSS SECTION = AREA OF TRAPEZIUM
=
1/2 * ( sum of the parallel sides) * Height
= 1/2 * (1.5 + 4.5 ) * 50
= 1/2 * 6 * 50
150 m²
:. VOLUME OF THE POOL
= Area of cross section * Height
= 150 * 15
= 2250 m³ ... (:.1m³ = 1 kilometre)
= Volume of the pool
= 2250 kilometre
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