Every cross section of a drainage ditch is an isosceles trapezoid with a small base of 3 feet and a height of 1 foot, as shown in the figure. Determine the width of the larger base that would give the ditch a cross-sectional area of 5 .

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Every cross section of a
drainage ditch is an isosceles trapezoid with a small base of
3 feet and a height of 1 foot, as shown in the figure. Determine
the width of the larger base that would give the ditch
a cross-sectional area of 5 .

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