Lesson 14

OMITTED MEASUREMENTS
1. Length and bearing of one side are missing.
2. Adjacent sides
a. Bearing of one side and length of other side are missing
b. Lengths of two sides are missing
c. Bearings of two sides are missing
3. Non-adjacent sides
a. Length of one side and bearing of another side are missing
b. Lengths of two non-adjacent sides are missing
c. Bearings of two non-adjacent sides are missing

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1. Length and bearing of one side are missing.

2. Adjacent sides
a. Bearing of one side and length of other side are missing

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 b. Lengths of two sides are missing

c. Bearings of two sides are missing

3. Non-adjacent sides
a. Length of one side and bearing of another side

b. Length of two non-adjacent sides

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 c. Bearing of two non-adjacent sides

Example:

1. Length and bearing of one side are missing.

Determine the length and bearing of the missing side of traverse.

Line Bearing Distance Latitude Departure

dcosθ dsinθ

1-2 N 40 W 24.06 18.431 -15.465

2-3 N 56 E 26.01 14.544 21.563

3-4 S 80 E 27.01 -4.690 26.599

4-5 missing missing ---- -----

5-1 S 70 W 27.02 -9.241 -25.390

Total 19.044 +7.307

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 Line Bearing Distance Latitude Departure

dcosθ dsinθ

1-2 N 40 W 24.06 18.431 -15.465

2-3 N 56 E 26.01 14.544 21.563

3-4 S 80 E 27.01 -4.690 26.599

4-5 S 21 W 20.40 -19.044 -7.307

5-1 S 70 W 27.02 -9.241 -25.390

Total 0 0

change the sign and place to the Latitude of missing sides = -19.044

change the sign and place to the departure of missing sides = -7.307

Length of line 4-5 𝐿4−5 = √−19.0442 + −7.3072

𝐿4−5 = 20.40
7.307
Bearing angle 𝜃 = arctan ( ) = 20.991 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠
19.044

Bearing of 4-5 is S 20.991 w

4. Adjacent sides
d. Bearing of one side and length of other side
Line Bearing Distance Latitude Departure

1-2 N 40 W missing missing missing

2-3 Missing 26.01 missing missing

3-4 S 80 E 27.01 -4.690 26.599

4-5 S 21o W 20.40 -19.044 -7.307

5-1 S 70 W 27.02 -9.241 -25.390

1-3 Total -32.975 -6.098

Length and bearing of line 1-3

1-3 +32.975 +6.098

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 Length of line 1-3 𝐿1−3 = √32.9752 + 6. 0982

𝐿1−3 = 33.534
5.998
Bearing angle 𝜃 = arctan (33.534) = 10.47 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠

Bearing of 1-3 is N 10.309 E

<1= 40+10.47 = 50.47 degrees

sin < 2 sin 50.47

=
33.534 26.01

<2= 83.936 degrees

<3 = 180 -50.47-83.936 = 45.587

𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 1 − 2 26.01
=
sin 45.587 sin 50.47

Length of 1-2 𝐿1−2 = 24.09 𝑚

Bearing of BC = 180-40-83.396=59.604

Line Bearing Distance

AB N 40 W 24.09

BC N 59.604 E 26.01

CD S 80 E 27.01

DE S 21 W 20.40

EA S 70 W 27.02

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