A 5⁰ simple curve has a central angle of 40⁰.Determine the following: a) the distance from the mid-point of the long chord joining the P.C. and P.T. to the midpoint of the curve; b) the stationing of a point on the curve w/c intersects w/ the line making a deflection angle of 10⁰ w/ the tangent through P.C. whose at station 0+100; c) the nearest distance from the midpoint of the curve to the point of intersection of tangents; Please draw the figure
A 5⁰ simple curve has a central angle of 40⁰.Determine the following: a) the distance from the mid-point of the long chord joining the P.C. and P.T. to the midpoint of the curve; b) the stationing of a point on the curve w/c intersects w/ the line making a deflection angle of 10⁰ w/ the tangent through P.C. whose at station 0+100; c) the nearest distance from the midpoint of the curve to the point of intersection of tangents; Please draw the figure
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A 5⁰ simple curve has a central angle of 40⁰.Determine the following:
a) the distance from the mid-point of the long chord joining the P.C. and P.T. to the
midpoint of the curve;
b) the stationing of a point on the curve w/c intersects w/ the line making a deflection
angle of 10⁰ w/ the tangent through P.C. whose at station 0+100;
c) the nearest distance from the midpoint of the curve to the point of intersection of
tangents;
Please draw the figure
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