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A hyperbolic proportionality theorem and hyperbolic surveying problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2019

Robert L Lamphere
Robert L Lamphere*
Affiliation:
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown, KY 42701, USA e-mail: robert.lamphere@kctcs.edu

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A surveyor often encounters problems likeProblem 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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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 103 , Issue 557 , July 2019, pp. 212 - 221
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© Mathematical Association 2019 

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