Given in the table below is the technical descriptions of a transit-tape survey of a closed traverse.   LINE DISTANCE (m) BEARING 1 – 2 56 S 500 15’ E 2 – 3 50 S 400 25’ E 3 – 4 30 S 600 45’ W 4 – 5 43 N 580 20’ W 5 – 6 46 N 560 40’ W 6 – 1 49 N 440 30’ E             Determine the area enclosed by the traverse by: Using triangles, Double meridian distance method, and Double parallel distance method.

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Given in the table below is the technical descriptions of a transit-tape survey of a closed traverse.

 

LINE

DISTANCE (m)

BEARING

1 – 2

56

S 500 15’ E

2 – 3

50

S 400 25’ E

3 – 4

30

S 600 45’ W

4 – 5

43

N 580 20’ W

5 – 6

46

N 560 40’ W

6 – 1

49

N 440 30’ E

 

          Determine the area enclosed by the traverse by:

  1. Using triangles,
  2. Double meridian distance method, and
  3. Double parallel distance method.
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