UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

The three-point problem in hydrographic surveying considers the data on the location of three shore signals AB and C and the angles α and β subtended by APBP and CP at the boat P; and then proceeds to plot the position of P. The problem may become indeterminate is special cases when

A B and P are on opposite sides of the line AC

B both B and P are on the same side of the line AC

C P is within the triangle ABC

D P is very close to the extension of one of the edges of the triangle ABC

ANS:D - P is very close to the extension of one of the edges of the triangle ABC

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