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![There are 10 raingauge stations available to calculate the rainfall characteristics of a
catchment whose shape can be approximately described by straight lines joining the
following coordinates (distances in kilometres):
(30, 0), (80, 10), (110, 30), (140, 90), (130, 115), (40, 110), (15, 60). Coordinates of the
raingauge stations and the annual rainfall recorded in them in the year 1981 are given
below.
Station
1
2
3
4
5
Co-ordinates
(0, 40)
(50, 0)
(140, 30)
(140, 80)
(90, 140)
Annual
Rainfall (cm)
132
136
93
81
85
Station
6
7
8
9
10
Co-ordinates
(0, 80)
(40, 50)
(90, 30)
(90, 90)
(40, 80)
Annual
Rainfall (cm)
124
156
128
102
128
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Transcribed Image Text:There are 10 raingauge stations available to calculate the rainfall characteristics of a
catchment whose shape can be approximately described by straight lines joining the
following coordinates (distances in kilometres):
(30, 0), (80, 10), (110, 30), (140, 90), (130, 115), (40, 110), (15, 60). Coordinates of the
raingauge stations and the annual rainfall recorded in them in the year 1981 are given
below.
Station
1
2
3
4
5
Co-ordinates
(0, 40)
(50, 0)
(140, 30)
(140, 80)
(90, 140)
Annual
Rainfall (cm)
132
136
93
81
85
Station
6
7
8
9
10
Co-ordinates
(0, 80)
(40, 50)
(90, 30)
(90, 90)
(40, 80)
Annual
Rainfall (cm)
124
156
128
102
128
C-11
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