Lesson 1

MISSING SIDES
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CASE I:
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Length and Bearing Of One Side Missing
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PROBLEM: The following are bearings taken
on a closed compass traverse. Compute for
the length and bearing of the closing line
EA.
LINE DISTANCE (m) BEARING

AB 300 S 37 30’ E
BC 400 S 43 15’ W
CD 250 N 73 00’ W
DE 350 N 12 45’ E
EA ? ?
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CASE II:
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Distance Of Two Adjacent Sides Missing
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PROBLEM: Find the length, x and y of the
missing sides DE and EA of the traverse.
LINE DISTANCE (m) BEARING

AB 300 S 37 30’ E
BC 400 S 43 15’ W
CD 250 N 73 00’ W
DE x N 12 45’ E
EA y N 65 40’ E
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SOLUTION: Consider the auxiliary traverse of
the known sides ABCD.
LINE DISTANCE BEARING LATITUDE DEPARTURE
(m)

AB 300 S 37 30’ E - 238.01 + 182.63

BC 400 S 43 15’ W - 291.35 - 274.07
CD 250 N 73 00’ W + 73.01 - 239.08

DA ? ? L D
Elat = -456.27 Edep = -
330.52
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CASE III:
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Distance Of One Side And Bearing Of Its
Adjacent Side Missing
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PROBLEM: Find the missing data of the
closed compass traverse drawn.
LINE DISTANCE (m) BEARING

AB 300 S 37 30’ E
BC 400 S 43 15’ W
CD 250 N 73 00’ W
DE ? N 12 45’ E
EA 277.96 ?
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CASE IV:
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Bearing Of Two Adjacent Sides Missing
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PROBLEM: Find the missing data of the closed
compass traverse shown.

LINE DISTANCE (m) BEARING

AB 300 S 37 30’ E
BC 400 S 43 15’ W
CD 250 N 73 00’ W
DE 350 ?
EA 277.96 ?
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CASE V:
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Distance Of Two Non-Adjacent Missing Sides
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PROBLEM: Find the length, x and y of the
missing sides DE and EA of the traverse
below.
LINE DISTANCE (m) BEARING

AB 250 N 73 00’ W
BC X N 12 45’ E
CD 300 S 37 30’ E
DE Y N 65 40’ E
EA 400 S 43 15’ W
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SOLUTION: Convert the above adjacent sides by renaming
the sides so that those whose length and bearing are
known will be adjacent, that is:
LINE DISTANCE (m) BEARING

AB 300 S 37 30’ E
BC 400 S 43 15’ W
CD 250 N 73 00’ W
DE x N 12 45’ E
EA y N 65 40’ E

The modified table is now exactly the same as that of the problem in
CASE II. See the solution in Case II. Do this approach for all the other
cases of non-adjacent sides.