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6. Measure the tangent length between PI and PT using your total station. Compare the
measured value with the theoretical value and calculate the percentage of error.
7. Document your results and procedure in your field book.
Calculation (use more rows as needed)
I
R
L
k
Document stations from PT to PC. For distance, keep two decimal points.
Station Incremental chord Chord distance Incremental Deflection
distance deflection angle angle
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APPENDIX:
I 12.85
R 500.00
L 112.14
k 0.057
Length of arc
112.14
Tangent
length
56.30