A surveyor measured the distance between two points on the plan drawn to a scale 1 cm = 40 m and the result was 468 m. Later however, he discovered that he had used a scale of 1 cm = 20 m. Find the true distance between the two points.

A surveyor measured the distance between two points on the plan drawn to a scale 1 cm = 40 m and the result was 468 m. Later however, he discovered that he had used a scale of 1 cm = 20 m. Find the true distance between the two points.

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A surveyor measured the distance between two points on the plan drawn to a scale
1 cm = 40 m and the result was 468 m. Later however, he discovered that he had
used a scale of 1 cm = 20 m. Find the true distance between the two points.

Determining the relative position of points on the Earth's surface and measuring the angle and distance between them in order to calculate the required parameters such as elevation and enclosed area.

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