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CORRECTION BY BOWDITCH METHODS

Compute the latitudes, departures and closing error for the following traverse
conducted in Rwanda. Adjust also the traverse using Bowditch’s rule.

Line Length (m) W.C.B


AB 362.55 326050 ́
BC 218 39008 ́
CD 163.22 169040 ́
DE 195.95 113010 ́
EA 278.53 212020 ́
 Computing departures (Dep) [02]
 Dep= L x Sin
 AB= 362.55 x Sin 326050'= -198.342m
 BC=218 x Sin 39008'= 137.585 m
 CD= 163.22 x Sin169040'= 29.277m
 DE= 195.95 x Sin113010'= 180.149m
 EA= 278.53 x Sin 212020'= -148.97m
 Σ of departures (Σ∆E) = -0.301m
 Computing latitudes (Lat) [02]
 Lat= L x Cos
 AB= 362.55 x Cos 326050'= 303.484m
 BC=218 x Cos 39008'= 169.098m
 CD= 163.22 x Cos 169040'= -160.572m
 DE= 195.95 x Cos 113010'= -77.088m
 EA= 278.53 x Cos 212020'= -235.344m
 Σ of latitudes (Σ∆N) = -0.422m
 Correction in departures (Corr. ∆E) [02]
Σ∆E
 Corr. ∆E= ∗length of line
Total length
−0.301
 AB= ∗362.55=−0.0895
1218.25
−0.301
 BC= ∗218=−0.053
1218.25
−0.301
 CD= ∗163.22=−0.040
1218.25
−0.301
 DE= ∗195.95=−0.048
1218.25
−0.301
 EA= ∗278.53=−0.068
1218.25
 Correction in latitudes (Corr. ∆N) [02]
Σ∆ N
 Corr. ∆E= ∗length of line
Total length
−0.422
 AB= ∗362.55=−0.125
1218.25
−0.422
 BC= ∗218=−0.075
1218.25
−0.422
 CD= ∗163.22=−0.056
1218.25
−0.422
 DE= ∗195.95=−0.067
1218.25
−0.422
 EA= ∗278.53=−0.096
1218.25
 Adjusted departures= ∆E- Corr. ∆E [02]
 AB=-198.342-0.090= -198.432
 BC=137.585-0.053=137.532
 CD=29.277-0.040= 29.237
 DE=180.149-0.048= 180.101
 EA= -148.97-0.068= -149.038
 Adjusted latitudes= ∆N- Corr. ∆N [02]
 AB= 303.484- 0.125= 303.359
 BC= 169.098- 0.075=169.023
 CD= 160.572- 0.056=-160.628
 DE= -77.088- 0.067= -77.155
 EA= 235.344- 0.096= -235.44
 Closing error/Linear misclosure [1]
=√ Σ ∆ E2 + Σ ∆ N 2
=√ (−0.301)2 +(−0.422)2
= 0.5183
 Relative precision [1]
linear misclosure
=
traverse length
0.5183 0.5183: 0.5183
= =
1218.25 1218.25: 0.5183
1
=
2350.472

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