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How to figure out horizontal distance with stadia hairs -
correct answer ✅Subtract lower stadia hair reading from upper,
then multiply by 100.
What is a US Survey foot? (on formula sheet already) -
correct answer ✅Expressed as a fraction: 1200/3937 m
1 US survey foot = 0.30480061
(Take inverse to get meters to feet... 1/0.30480061)
What is an International (Standard) Foot? (on formula sheet
already) -
correct answer ✅Expressed as a decimal:
1 Int. Foot = 0.30480000 m.
(Take inverse... 1/0.30480000)
1 meter = 3.280839 Int. ft.
What is a Gradian? -
correct answer ✅An entire circle (360 degrees) is 400 gradians
(gon). Therefore, a 90 degree angle is 100 grad.
1 grad = 00 deg. 54'.... Or.... 1 gradian = 0.9 deg
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How many miles for one degree of latitude? -
correct answer ✅One degree of latitude is 69 miles
How to convert inches to tenths of a foot (decimal feet)? -
correct answer ✅Take inch value and divide by 12
What is a rod? -
correct answer ✅1 rod = 16.5 feet
How many feet in a yard? -
correct answer ✅3 feet
How to figure out sum of interior angles of any closed polygon -
correct answer ✅n-2(180)
How to figure out total exterior angles of a closed polygon -
correct answer ✅(n+2)180
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How many feet in a meter? -
correct answer ✅3.281 feet (take the inverse of the international
foot on the formula sheet)
Cosecant is... -
correct answer ✅= arcsin..... sin
Secant is... -
correct answer ✅= arccos.... cos
The distance formula (Inversing) -
correct answer ✅Sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2) or
Sqrt((y2-y1)^2+(x2-xs1)^2)
Cartesian Coordinate Systems are also called...? -
correct answer ✅Rectangular Coordinate Systems
What is a range pole? -
correct answer ✅IS NOT A LEVELING ROD!!! The stripes on it
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alternate white and black, and it marks the position of stations for
sightings (it is a marker). It is the pole that a prism is attached to.
What is a theodolite? -
correct answer ✅Can rotate along vertical (zenith axis) and
horizontal axis (trunnion axis). ONLY measure angles, not distances.
Same as a transit, but more accurate.
It is not robotic. A "regular" theodolite has no electronic
capabilities.
A 1" theodolite means it is accurate to +or- 1"
What is a digital theodolite? -
correct answer ✅A theodolite with electronic capabilities (a screen
and interface). We used this in plane surveying lab.
What is a total station? -
correct answer ✅Measures both angles and distances... (i.e... A
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How to figure out horizontal distance with stadia hairs -
correct answer ✅Subtract lower stadia hair reading from upper,
then multiply by 100.
What is a US Survey foot? (on formula sheet already) -
correct answer ✅Expressed as a fraction: 1200/3937 m
1 US survey foot = 0.30480061
(Take inverse to get meters to feet... 1/0.30480061)
What is an International (Standard) Foot? (on formula sheet
already) -
correct answer ✅Expressed as a decimal:
1 Int. Foot = 0.30480000 m.
(Take inverse... 1/0.30480000)
1 meter = 3.280839 Int. ft.
What is a Gradian? -
correct answer ✅An entire circle (360 degrees) is 400 gradians
(gon). Therefore, a 90 degree angle is 100 grad.
1 grad = 00 deg. 54'.... Or.... 1 gradian = 0.9 deg
,Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam
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correct, Update 2026
How many miles for one degree of latitude? -
correct answer ✅One degree of latitude is 69 miles
How to convert inches to tenths of a foot (decimal feet)? -
correct answer ✅Take inch value and divide by 12
What is a rod? -
correct answer ✅1 rod = 16.5 feet
How many feet in a yard? -
correct answer ✅3 feet
How to figure out sum of interior angles of any closed polygon -
correct answer ✅n-2(180)
How to figure out total exterior angles of a closed polygon -
correct answer ✅(n+2)180
,Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam
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correct, Update 2026
How many feet in a meter? -
correct answer ✅3.281 feet (take the inverse of the international
foot on the formula sheet)
Cosecant is... -
correct answer ✅= arcsin..... sin
Secant is... -
correct answer ✅= arccos.... cos
The distance formula (Inversing) -
correct answer ✅Sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2) or
Sqrt((y2-y1)^2+(x2-xs1)^2)
Cartesian Coordinate Systems are also called...? -
correct answer ✅Rectangular Coordinate Systems
What is a range pole? -
correct answer ✅IS NOT A LEVELING ROD!!! The stripes on it
, Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam
Questions + Verified Answers 100%
correct, Update 2026
alternate white and black, and it marks the position of stations for
sightings (it is a marker). It is the pole that a prism is attached to.
What is a theodolite? -
correct answer ✅Can rotate along vertical (zenith axis) and
horizontal axis (trunnion axis). ONLY measure angles, not distances.
Same as a transit, but more accurate.
It is not robotic. A "regular" theodolite has no electronic
capabilities.
A 1" theodolite means it is accurate to +or- 1"
What is a digital theodolite? -
correct answer ✅A theodolite with electronic capabilities (a screen
and interface). We used this in plane surveying lab.
What is a total station? -
correct answer ✅Measures both angles and distances... (i.e... A
