Hello,
Can someone please tell me the definition of a subtending line as it applies to this plat?
Have researched diligently but not finding, could be looking in the wrong places....any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Paul
The term "subtended" is generally used to describe a long chord bearing and distance; subtense to the curve.
In the case of the plat, I'm betting the actual boundary line could be a curve, and the bearing and distances shown are chords for those arcs; or at least bearings and distances to points on the curve (or curves). And I'm sure other objects can be subtended, not just curves, but possibly offsets, etc.
The more I look at the plat, the more I think it may just be describing an offset of sorts. Possible the meander is an irregular line and the "subtended" bearing and distance is merely between points where the n-s property lines intersect an irregular (and possibly difficult to mathematically describe) meander line.
Being adjacent to a major river, it seems likely the boundary is riparian. When the land was earlier surveyed they meandered the river to have a description but that is not the northerly line of the parcels. The plat in question in effect found a then-current meander with shorter legs that follow the riparian boundary closer.
(My guess, not an LS)
Thank you Gentlemen, I was thinking along the same lines as you...I'm also guessing this might be a common knowledge application and was hoping someone who knows this area might reply.In any event will keep working on it and keep you posted. Thanks Again...
My vote is along the same lines as Paden's comments.
One definition for subtended is to be submerged, the north line is now under water, therefore has been subtended.
MightyMoe, post: 367144, member: 700 wrote: One definition for subtended is to be submerged, the north line is now under water, therefore has been subtended.
If a lobstah boat is headed northwesterly towards the north line at 15 knots while a train is traveling southeasterly at 60 mph on tracks with a friction coefficient of .o4 slugs, what is the resulting vector and how long would it take a passenger on the train to fall asleep if the density of the water changed proportionately to the salt content
I also agree with Paden's conclusion.
paden cash, post: 367113, member: 20 wrote: The term "subtended" is generally used to describe a long chord bearing and distance; subtense to the curve.
In the case of the plat, I'm betting the actual boundary line could be a curve, and the bearing and distances shown are chords for those arcs; or at least bearings and distances to points on the curve (or curves). And I'm sure other objects can be subtended, not just curves, but possibly offsets, etc.
The more I look at the plat, the more I think it may just be describing an offset of sorts. Possible the meander is an irregular line and the "subtended" bearing and distance is merely between points where the n-s property lines intersect an irregular (and possibly difficult to mathematically describe) meander line.
Hello Paden,
Thanks for taking the time....I recently attended the Arizona Professional Land Surveyors annual conference where I asked about this and the answer was the same. No one had any idea of what that surveyors intention was. I asked Jeff Lucas who was presenting and is answer was a flat no as well.
A visiting surveyor from Wisconsin had showed me that plat, I called a friend at the BLM, kept searching....in any event, Thanks Again, hound