Estimate the volume of gravel needed


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Q: After grading a lot, a builder places four stakes to designate the corners of the slab for a house. To provide a firm, level base for the slab, the builder places a minimum of 3 in. of gravel beneath the slab. Determine the volume of gravel needed and the x coordinate of the centroid of the volume of the gravel. (Hint: The bottom of the gravel is an oblique plane, which can be represented by the equation y = a + bx + cz)

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Mechanical Engineering: Estimate the volume of gravel needed
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