Field Dog:?ÿ most calculators will use some form of Newton's approximation to solve these type of equations, and computer programs. In computer progra...
@field-dog?ÿ ?ÿYou said in your last line "I always insist on learning the math first" I feel the same way.
@field-dog?ÿ ?ÿYes; most will.
Field Dog; I do not see any solution by you. I hope you have not given up on your problem. Its not really NOT that hard and you will be rewarded in th...
How did you get so lucky? ?ÿ JOHN NOLTON
Field Dog; I forgot to give you the value of the external distance(calculated to more places) in my above post. Using your "delta" of 48-00-00 and a r...
Field Dog, Dave Lindell can show you how to do the problem. He has posted on how to solve similar problems here on RPLS. Look for his email address a...
It is a clear waste of time to rock the rod on any type of leveling. That's the reason they make?ÿROD LEVELS. JOHN NOLTON
@bill93?ÿ You said "Tenth/cm are hard to find.?ÿ?ÿNOT TRUE!?ÿGo to Baseline Equipment Company, Eugene, Oregon, Phone number 877-844-3101 12 foot?ÿA29 ...
@jflamm?ÿ Which Kern Mekometer did you use? The ME3000 or the ME5000. I can't seeing the ME5000 (Laser) having any trouble with that shot (19,400 fee...
With my DI3000 and my Wild T3000 I have shot over 11,000 meters and I can go much farther. JOHN NOLTON
@mike-marks?ÿ You are the champ for 10 mile shots.?ÿI don't think so. In 1973 in Montana we did a lot of 20 mile shots with the MRA3 Tellurometer; an...
@mathteacher?ÿ?ÿOutstanding MathTeacher. If you go to page 12 of P.D. Thomas work, 11 and 12 lines up from the bottom you will see "We can now compute...
@dave-lindell?ÿ?ÿCongratulation are in order for you DAVE. It looks like you have stumped the board again.?ÿI think you should give them just a little...
@mkennedy?ÿ?ÿNO GUESSING.
@geeoddmike?ÿ Fichot was reference number 24 in P.D.Thomas work! Also what does the page you posted above have to do with?ÿMr. Dave Lindell's question...
@mkennedy?ÿ?ÿNO!
@mathteacher?ÿ You are correct about?ÿNOT needing both values. S1 is just a crude check on your final length of S2.
@frozennorth?ÿ ?ÿSome of what you say is correct?ÿBUT not for this problem.
@mathteacher?ÿ?ÿMT, the reason for point 1 to be west of point 2 was for the azimuth search.
