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What is triangulation?

Determining positions using triangles from a baseline.

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Why: Triangulation uses a known baseline and angles to derive distances and positions of other objects.

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Answer: Determining positions using triangles from a baseline. Triangulation uses a known baseline and angles to derive distances and positions of other objects.

  1. Surveying en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveying
    Triangulation is a method of horizontal location favoured in the days before EDM and GPS measurement.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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