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A construction worker needs to determine the volume of a sandpile in a construction yard, as shown.
· A line along the surface of the sandpile from the ground to the top of the sandpile makes a 40° angle with the ground at point R.
• The length of the slant side of the sandpile, RT, from the ground to the top of the sandpile is 20 meters.
20 m
40
R
What is the volume of the sandpile, to the nearest cubic meter? Show your work and explain how you determined your answer.
Enter your answer your work, and your explanation in the box provided.