CAE 115 Introduction to Engineering II (Surveying) Spring 2021
Homework 1 / Due Feb 11 via Blackboard
1. Convert 76° 54’ 19.55” to decimal degrees (provide details)
2. Convert 168.5891066° to degrees, minutes, seconds (provide details) 3. Two teams of surveyors have measured the same angle 7 times (See the table). Which
one of these two sets of measurements are more precise and why? If we assume that the true value for the angle is 43° 55’ 22.57”, which one is more accurate and why? (provide details)
Group 1 Group 2 43° 56’ 49.30” 43° 56’ 09.43”
43° 55’ 50.03” 43° 55’ 49.43”
43° 56’ 49.34” 43° 55’ 58.43”
43° 55’ 50.11” 43° 56’ 15.43”
43° 55’ 50.19” 43° 56’ 01.43”
43° 56’ 49.29” 43° 55’ 51.43”
43° 55’ 50.17” 43° 56’ 11.43”
