# Compass
# Compass, Bearing, and Traverse Calculations - Additional Question
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## Numerical Problems (20 Questions)
1. Convert the following azimuths to reduced bearings:
- 45°30'15"
- 135°45'30"
- 225°15'45"
- 315°00'00"
2. Convert the following reduced bearings to azimuths:
- N30°15'20"E
- S45°30'10"E
- S60°00'00"W
- N15°45'30"W
3. For a closed traverse ABCDA, given:
- AB: Length = 150m, Azimuth = 50°15'
- BC: Length = 200m, Azimuth = 140°30'
- CD: Length = 180m, Azimuth = 230°45'
Calculate the missing length and azimuth of DA.
4. Given the following traverse data:
- Line AB: Latitude = +120.5m, Departure = +85.3m
- Line BC: Latitude = -95.7m, Departure = +150.2m
- Line CD: Latitude = -80.3m, Departure = -60.1m
Calculate the missing latitude and departure of DA to close the tra
verse.
5. The following compass observations were recorded:
- AB: F.B. = 40°15', B.B. = 220°20'
- BC: F.B. = 110°30', B.B. = 290°40'
- CD: F.B. = 210°10', B.B. = 30°15'
Correct the bearings and calculate the interior angles.
6. For a traverse with coordinates:
- A (1000m, 2000m)
- B (1150m, 2150m)
- C (1300m, 2050m)
- D (1200m, 1900m)
Calculate the departures and latitudes, linear misclosure, and relat
ive precision.
7. Given a traverse with:
- AB: Length = 250m, Bearing = N30°E
- BC: Length = 180m, Bearing = S45°E
- CD: Length = 300m, Bearing = S60°W
Calculate the coordinates of D if A is at (500m, 500m).
8. The following data was collected for a closed traverse:
- AB: Length = 320m, Azimuth = 60°00'
- BC: Length = 240m, Azimuth = 150°00'
- CD: Length = 280m, Azimuth = 240°00'
- DA: Length = ?
Calculate the missing length and azimuth of DA.
9. Given the latitudes and departures:
- AB: N 150.2m, E 120.5m
- BC: S 95.7m, E 180.3m
- CD: S 130.4m, W 90.2m
- DA: N 75.9m, W ?
Calculate the missing departure for DA.
10. For a traverse ABCDEA with the following interior angles:
- A = 85°30'
- B = 135°15'
- C = 120°45'
- D = 95°30'
-E=?
Calculate the missing angle at E.
11. Convert the following whole circle bearings to quadrant bearings
:
- 75°30'
- 165°15'
- 255°45'
- 345°00'
12. Convert the following quadrant bearings to whole circle bearings
:
- N25°15'E
- S40°30'E
- S60°45'W
- N10°15'W
13. Calculate the back bearings for the following fore bearings:
- N30°15'E
- S45°30'E
- S60°00'W
- N15°45'W
14. For a traverse with the following data:
- AB: Length = 150m, Bearing = N30°E
- BC: Length = 200m, Bearing = S45°E
- CD: Length = 180m, Bearing = S60°W
- DA: Length = ?
Calculate the closing line DA's length and bearing.
15. Given the following traverse data:
- AB: Latitude = +120.5m, Departure = +85.3m
- BC: Latitude = -95.7m, Departure = +150.2m
- CD: Latitude = -80.3m, Departure = -60.1m
- DA: Latitude = ?, Departure = ?
Calculate the area of the traverse if the coordinates of A are (100
0m, 1000m).
16. For a closed traverse PQRSP:
- PQ: Length = 200m, Azimuth = 50°00'
- QR: Length = 150m, Azimuth = 140°00'
- RS: Length = 180m, Azimuth = 230°00'
- SP: Length = ?
Calculate the linear misclosure and relative precision.
17. The following compass observations were recorded:
- AB: F.B. = 45°00', B.B. = 225°10'
- BC: F.B. = 120°15', B.B. = 300°20'
- CD: F.B. = 210°30', B.B. = 30°35'
Calculate the angular misclosure and adjust the angles.
18. Given coordinates:
- A (1000m, 2000m)
- B (1150m, 2150m)
- C (1300m, 2050m)
- D (1200m, 1900m)
- A (1000m, 2000m)
Calculate the area enclosed by the traverse using the coordinate
method.
19. For a traverse with:
- AB: Length = 300m, Bearing = N40°E
- BC: Length = 250m, Bearing = S50°E
- CD: Length = 350m, Bearing = S70°W
Calculate the departure and latitude for each line.
20. The following data was collected for a closed traverse:
- AB: Length = 400m, Azimuth = 45°00'
- BC: Length = 300m, Azimuth = 135°00'
- CD: Length = 350m, Azimuth = 225°00'
- DA: Length = ?
Calculate the coordinates of D if A is at (500m, 500m).
## Multiple Choice Questions (10 Questions)
1. What is the reduced bearing equivalent of an azimuth of 135°30'?
a) N45°30'E
b) S45°30'E
c) S45°30'W
d) N45°30'W
2. The back bearing of a line with fore bearing N30°15'W is:
a) N30°15'E
b) S30°15'E
c) S30°15'W
d) N30°15'W
3. In a closed traverse, the algebraic sum of latitudes should be:
a) Equal to the perimeter
b) Equal to the area
c) Equal to zero
d) Equal to the sum of departures
4. The compass rule is used for:
a) Converting bearings to azimuths
b) Adjusting traverse measurements
c) Calculating area
d) Determining magnetic declination
5. The angular misclosure for a traverse with n sides should be distri
buted equally with a correction of:
a) Misclosure/n at each angle
b) Misclosure/(n-2) at each angle
c) Misclosure/(n+2) at each angle
d) Misclosure/2n at each angle
6. The latitude of a line is calculated as:
a) Length × cos(bearing angle)
b) Length × sin(bearing angle)
c) Length × tan(bearing angle)
d) Length × cot(bearing angle)
7. For a line with bearing S45°W, its azimuth is:
a) 45°
b) 135°
c) 225°
d) 315°
8. The area of a traverse can be calculated using:
a) The sum of latitudes
b) The sum of departures
c) The DMD method
d) The angular misclosure
9. A negative latitude indicates the line is in the:
a) North direction
b) South direction
c) East direction
d) West direction
10. The relative precision of a traverse is calculated as:
a) Linear misclosure / Perimeter
b) Perimeter / Linear misclosure
c) Area / Linear misclosure
d) Linear misclosure / Area
Answers to MCQs:
1. b) S45°30'E
2. b) S30°15'E
3. c) Equal to zero
4. b) Adjusting traverse measurements
5. a) Misclosure/n at each angle
6. a) Length × cos(bearing angle)
7. c) 225°
8. c) The DMD method
9. b) South direction
10. a) Linear misclosure / Perimeter