A Complete Key to Gummere's Surveying: In which the Operations of All the Examples, Not Solved in that Work are Exhibited at Large ...

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Thomas, Cowperthwait & Company, 1848 - Surveying - 84 pages
 

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Page 54 - AB, equal to the greater of the given sides '(20). Draw BD perpendicular to AB, equal to twice the given area, divided by AB (12.39). Through D draw DC parallel to AB. Then if AC be made equal to the other given side (16.25), and BC be joined ; ABC will be the triangle. For the Division Line. Make AP = 8.50 the given distance. Take AF to AC in the ratio of the part to be cut off to the whole area. Join PF, draw BG parallel to it ; then PG will be the division line. Demonstration. AB : AP : : AG :...
Page 76 - AB, (PL 4, fig. 9.) = the given side, and divide it in D, so that AD may be to DB in the ratio of 3 to 2 ; in AB produced, take DO a fourth proportional to...

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