Problem 1 (10 points)

Describe why surveying may be characterized as both an art and a science.

Problem 2 (10 points)

A surveying student walked along a given line that was known to be 200.0 ft long to determine her

average unit pace. She paced the line five times, recording 78, 76.5, 77, 87, and 76 paces,

respectively, in her field book.

a) If the surveyor then counted an average of 123.5 paces while pacing off a line of unknown

distance, what is the distance?

Problem 3 (10 points)

A line AB between the stations A and B was measured as 348.28 m using a 20 m tape, too short

by 0.05 m. Determine;

a) The correct length of AB,

b) The reduced horizontal length of AB if AB lay on a slope of 1 in 25, and

c) The reading required to produce a horizontal distance of 22.86 m between two pegs, one

being 0.56 m above the other.

Problem 4 (10 points)

a) The slope distance between two points is 21.835 m and the difference in elevation between

the points is 3.658 m. Compute the horizontal distance

b) A distance of 210.23 ft was measured along a 3 percent slope. Compute the horizontal

distance