A horizontal curve is being designed around a pond with a tangent length of 1200 ft and a central angle of 29.86 degrees. If the PI is at station 145 00, determine the station of PT.

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Answer:

The correct answer is "1287.02 ft"

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

T = 1200 ft

PI = 145+00

[tex]\Theta[/tex] = 29.86°

or,

  = 0.5211 rad

As we know,

The radius of curve is:

⇒ [tex]T = R \ tan\frac{\Theta}{2}[/tex]

[tex]1200=R \ tan(\frac{0.5211}{2} )[/tex]

[tex]1200=R \ tan(0.267)[/tex]

    [tex]R = 4494.38 \ ft[/tex]

The length of curve will be:

⇒ [tex]L=R \Theta[/tex]

       [tex]=449.38\times 0.5211[/tex]

       [tex]=2342.01 \ ft[/tex]

hence,

Station PT will be:

= [tex]PI-T+L[/tex]

= [tex]145-1200+2341.01[/tex]

= [tex]1287.02 \ ft[/tex]