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A typical plane coordinate survey procedure.

Distances between a set of known control points and a point with

unknown position are measured.
Two distances measured:
Unique solution of the two
coordinates (x and y) of the unknown point.

More than two distances measured:

Least squares adjustment of
coordinates (x and y) of the unknown point.
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input for the coordinates of known points, standard

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Computational Process

Determination of the initial coordinates of the unknown point:

Xp = (max X + min X) / 2

Yp = (max Y + min Y) / 2
Computational Process

Iteration:

Uses the standard Position Fixing by Distance solution.

Up to 10 iterations.
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a dialog box displays the coordinates of the unknown point

and the adjusted distances
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table below. The reference variance is 0.01 km2.

a. Using triangle ABP to compute for the initial estimates of point P,

determine the
adjusted coordinates of the point. Iterate until convergence is
achieved.
b. What are the adjusted distances from each control point to P?
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