GE 135: Fundamentals of Surveying and Mapping1 Problem Set 1

Instruction: Write your answers with complete solution in a long bond paper. In the first page, write your
complete name, section, student ID number and signature. No erasures in your solution and it should be
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1. If the standard error of the mean of an observation measured 5 times is ± 0.ABY m, compute its variance.
The final answers should be in 3 decimal places. (5 pts)

2. The interior angles of a quadrilateral lot are shown below. If these angles were measured with the
same precision,determine its most probable value. The final answers should be in 2 decimal places. (15
pts)
Angle Value
A 𝟖5°𝑨𝟎′𝑪𝒀"
B 1𝑨4°𝑪0′𝑨𝑾"
C 1C0°50′𝑪𝑽"
D 39°B9′𝑨𝑿"

3. The horizontal distance between two points was measured as follows:

Measured
Trial
Distance
1 st ACB.AWX
2nd ACB.CZY
3 rd ACB.AVY
4th ACB.CYV
5 th ACB.AXW
Determine the following: (The final answers should be in 3 decimal places)
a. Most Probable Value of the measured length. (2 pts)
b. Variance of the measurement. (3 pts)
c. Standard Deviation of the measurement and its Standard Error of the mean. (5 pts)
d. Probable error of the single measurement and Probable error of the mean. (5 pts)
e. Relative precision of the of the single measurement and Relative precision of the mean. (5 pts)

4. The horizontal distance between two points was measured as follows:

Trial Measured Distance Number of Measurement

1st CAB.AWX 5
2nd CAB.CZY 4
3 rd CAB.AVY 2
4 th CAB.CYV 3
5 th CAB.AXX 2
Given the number of times it was measured, determine its most probable value. The final answers should
be in 3 decimal places. (15 pts)