4. DISTANCE BY SUBTENSE BAR.

With the use of a 1-sec theodolite

positioned at the center of a six-sided lot, the following readings were taken on a
2-m subtense bar setup at each corner: 0°26’16”, 0°12’35”, 0°15’05”, 0°22’29”,
0°30’45”, and 0°09’50”. Determine the distance of each corner from the
instrument position.

Given:

2-m subtense bar

Θ1= 0°26’16” Θ3=0°15’05” Θ5=0°30’45”

Θ2= 0°12’35” Θ4=0°22’29” Θ6=0°09’50”

Required:

Distance of each corner from the instrument position, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6,

Illustration:

D2
D1
D3
D6
D4
D5

Solution:
0°26’16” 0°12’35” 0°15’05”
D1 = cot D2 = cot D3 = cot
2 2 2

D1 = 𝟐𝟔𝟏. 𝟕𝟔 𝒎 D2 = 𝟓𝟒𝟔. 𝟒𝟎 𝒎 D3 = 𝟒𝟓𝟓. 𝟖𝟑 𝒎

0°22’29” 0°30’45” 0°09’50”
D4 = cot D5 = cot D6 = cot
2 2 2

D4 = 𝟑𝟎𝟓. 𝟖𝟎 𝒎 D5 = 𝟐𝟐𝟑. 𝟓𝟗 𝒎 D6 = 𝟔𝟗𝟗. 𝟐𝟎 𝒎