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A hyperbolic proportionality theorem and hyperbolic surveying problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2019

Robert L Lamphere*
Affiliation:
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown, KY 42701, USA e-mail: [email protected]

Extract

A surveyor often encounters problems like Problem 1:

Determine the length of side AC of the right triangle ABC with the right angle at B. A lake intersecting the sides AC and CE prevents the direct measurement of their sides.

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© Mathematical Association 2019 

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