A trigonometric leveling conducted by Montragon Surveying Company, the two points A and B of a certain rough terrain are each distance 3000m from a third point C from which the measure vertical angles to A is +5°30’ and to B is 6°30’. Elevation at C is known to be 342.60m above sea level point C is in between A and B. Considering the effects of curvature and refraction. a.) Compute the difference in elevation between A and B. b.) Compute the difference in elevation between B and C. c.) Compute the elevation of A.
A trigonometric leveling conducted by Montragon Surveying Company, the two points A and B of a certain rough terrain are each distance 3000m from a third point C from which the measure vertical angles to A is +5°30’ and to B is 6°30’. Elevation at C is known to be 342.60m above sea level point C is in between A and B. Considering the effects of curvature and refraction. a.) Compute the difference in elevation between A and B. b.) Compute the difference in elevation between B and C. c.) Compute the elevation of A.
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A trigonometric leveling conducted by Montragon
and B of a certain rough terrain are each distance 3000m from a third point C from which
the measure vertical angles to A is +5°30’ and to B is 6°30’. Elevation at C is known to be
342.60m above sea level point C is in between A and B. Considering the effects of curvature
and refraction.
a.) Compute the difference in elevation between A and B.
b.) Compute the difference in elevation between B and C.
c.) Compute the elevation of A.
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