DIVIDING AN AREA

BY A LINE RUNNING
THROUGH A POINT IN
A GIVEN DIRECTION
 DIVIDING AN AREA BY A LINE RUNNING THROUGH A POINT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION

Given the following data of a tract of land,

determine the area of each of the two parts
into which the tract is divided by a line
through C with a bearing of N 70°45’ EL

LINE LENGTH BEARING

AB 472.7151 S 68° 5’ 27.52” W
BC 216.1215 N 19° 46’ 14.98” W
CD 276.4973 N 45° 55’ 21.21” E
DA 382.2362 S 54° 58’ 58.05” E
 DIVIDING AN AREA BY A LINE RUNNING THROUGH A POINT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION

Given the following data of a tract of land,

determine the area of each of the two parts
into which the tract is divided by a line
through C with a bearing of N 70°45’ EL

LINE LENGTH BEARING

AB 472.7151 S 68° 5’ 27.52” W
BC 216.1215 N 19° 46’ 14.98” W
CD 276.4973 N 45° 55’ 21.21” E
DA 382.2362 S 54° 58’ 58.05” E
 DIVIDING AN AREA BY A LINE RUNNING THROUGH A POINT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION

Step 1: Solve for the total area of the closed

traverse

LINE LENGTH BEARING LAT DEP DMD DOUBLE AREA

Total Area = 102,935.6806 sq.ft.
AB 472.7151 S 68° 5’ 27.52” W -176.3860 -438.5744 -438.5744 77358.3841
BC 216.1215 N 19° 46’ 14.98” W 203.3818 -73.1050 -950.2538 -193264.3283
CD 276.4973 N 45° 55’ 21.21” E
192.3398 198.6357 -824.7231 -158627.0761
DA 382.2362 S 54° 58’ 58.05” E
-219.3357 313.0437 -313.0437 68661.6591
 DIVIDING AN AREA BY A LINE RUNNING THROUGH A POINT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION

Considering tract CDP

LINE LENGTH BEARING LAT DEP DMD DOUBLE AREA

Total Area = 102,935.6806 sq.ft.
AB 472.7151 S 68° 5’ 27.52” W -176.3860 -438.5744 -438.5744 77358.3841
BC 216.1215 N 19° 46’ 14.98” W 203.3818 -73.1050 -950.2538 -193264.3283
CD 276.4973 N 45° 55’ 21.21” E 192.3398 198.6357 -824.7231 -158627.0761
DA 382.2362 S 54° 58’ 58.05” E -219.3357 313.0437 -313.0437 68661.6591 Total Area = 102,935.6806 sq.ft.
 DIVIDING AN AREA BY A LINE RUNNING THROUGH A POINT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION

Considering tract CDP

LINE LENGTH BEARING

AB 472.7151 S 68° 5’ 27.52” W
BC 216.1215 N 19° 46’ 14.98” W
CD 276.4973 N 45° 55’ 21.21” E
DA 382.2362 S 54° 58’ 58.05” E Total Area = 102,935.6806 sq.ft.
 DIVIDING AN AREA BY A LINE RUNNING THROUGH A POINT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION

Considering tract CDP

Step 2: Solve for Angle β
β = 70°45’ - 45°55’21.21”
β = 24°49’38.79”

LINE LENGTH BEARING

AB 472.7151 S 68° 5’ 27.52” W
BC 216.1215 N 19° 46’ 14.98” W
CD 276.4973 N 45° 55’ 21.21” E
DA 382.2362 S 54° 58’ 58.05” E Total Area = 102,935.6806 sq.ft.
 DIVIDING AN AREA BY A LINE RUNNING THROUGH A POINT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION

Considering tract CDP

Step 2: Solve for Angle β
β = 70°45’ - 45°55’21.21”
β = 24°49’38.79”
Step 3: Solve for Angle α
α = 180° - 100°54’19.26” – 24°49’38.79”
α = 54°16’1.95”
Step 4: Solve for LengthCP
Using Sine Law:

LINE LENGTH BEARING LengthCP/sin(100°54’19.26”) = 276.4973/sin(54°16’1.95”)

AB 472.7151 S 68° 5’ 27.52” W
LengthCP = 443.4678 ft
BC 216.1215 N 19° 46’ 14.98” W
CD 276.4973 N 45° 55’ 21.21” E
DA 382.2362 S 54° 58’ 58.05” E Total Area = 102,935.6806 sq.ft.
 DIVIDING AN AREA BY A LINE RUNNING THROUGH A POINT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION

Considering tract CDP

Step 5: Solve for Area 2
Area 2 = ½ ab sin θ
Area 2 = ½ (276.4973)(334.4678) sin 24°49’38.79”
Area 2 = 19,415.4494 sq.ft.

Step 6: Solve for Area 1

Area 1 = Total Area – Area 2
Area 1 = 102,935.6806 – 19,415.4494
Area 1 = 83,520.2312 sq.ft.
LINE LENGTH BEARING
AB 472.7151 S 68° 5’ 27.52” W
BC 216.1215 N 19° 46’ 14.98” W
CD 276.4973 N 45° 55’ 21.21” E
DA 382.2362 S 54° 58’ 58.05” E Total Area = 102,935.6806 sq.ft.
 DIVIDING AN AREA BY A LINE RUNNING
THROUGH A POINT IN A GIVEN DIRECTION
GIVEN
  THE FOLLOWING DATA OF A TRACT OF 45.737 609.154 787.997 215.819

LAND, FIND THE AREA OF TRACT ABDCDP OF C

328.406
THE TWO PARTS INTO WHICH THE TRACT IS
DIVIDED BY A LINE THROUGH A WITH A
D
BEARING OF N 75 30’ E
β

B ø
COURSE LATITUDE DEPARTURE P

491.903

1000.422
AB 490.71 47.27 θ1
θ2 θ
BC 587.12 608.89
A
CD -327.41 786.78

374.971
DE -1002.76 218.32

125.716
E

EF -122.76 -1116.62 F
544.087 1114.62
FA 375.01 -544.64
SUM 0 0
 STEP 1
Divide part 1 into two areas (A1 and
45.737 215.819
A2) by line AP
609.154 787.997

328.406
Where A1 + A2 = Area of ABCDP
D
A1 β

B ø
A2 P
491.903

1000.422
θ1
θ2 θ

A
374.971

125.716
E

544.087 1114.62
 STEP 2
Focus at A1. Determine the
LAT and DEP of line DA

COURSE LAT DEP

AB 490.71 47.27
BC 587.12 608.89
CD -327.41 786.78
DA X Y
SUM 0 0
A

490.71 + 587.12 - 327.41 + LATDA = 0 Length of DA = 1626.40 m

LATDA = -750.42 Bearing = S 62°31’W
47.27 + 608.89 + 786.78 + DEPDA = 0
DEPDA = -1442.94
 STEP 3
Determine the area of A1
(DMD or DPD)
LAT DEP DMD METHOD
COURSE DOUBLE AREAS
+N -S +E -W DMD
+EDA -WDA
AB 490.71   47.27   47.27 23195.86  

BC 587.12   608.89   703.43 412997.82  

CD   -327.41 786.78   2099.1   -687266.33

DA   -750.42   -1442.94 1442.94   -1082811.03

SUM 1077.83 1077.83 1442.94 -1442.94   436193.68 -1770077.37

AREA OF A1 (ABCD) = 666941.84 m²

 STEP 4
Find angle β, Φ, and θ

Θ = 75°30’ - 62°31’ = 12°59’

β = 62°31’ + 12°17’ = 74°48’
Φ = 180 - θ - β = 92°13’
 STEP 5
74°48’
Using sine law, determine the
length of DP and PA
1626.40__ ____DP____
=
sin (92°13’) sin (12°59’)

DP = 365.67

 
LATDP = 365.67 cos(12°17’) = -357.30 (South)
DEPDP = 365.67 sin(12°17’) = 77.79
 
-357.30 +750.42 + LATPA = 0
LATPA = -393.12
 
77.79 + 1442.94 + DEPPA = 0
DEPPA = -1520.73
 STEP 6
Determine area of A2 (ADP)
A2 using DPD or DMD method

LAT DEP DMD METHOD

COURSE DOUBLE AREAS
+N -S +E -W DMD
+EDA -WDA
AD 750.42   1442.94   1442.94 1082811.03  

DP   -357.30 77.79   2963.67   -1058919.29

PA   -393.12   -1520.73 1520.73   -597829.38

SUM 750.42 -750.42 1520.73 -1520.73   1082811.03 -1656748.67

AREA OF A2 = 286968.82 m²

Area 1 = A1 + A2
Area 1 = 666941.84 + 286968.82 = 953910.66 m²
 STEP 7
Compute the Area of the
whole lot, determine Area 2
LAT DEP DMD METHOD
COURSE DOUBLE AREAS
+N -S +E -W DMD
+EDA -WDA
AB 490.71   47.27   47.27 23195.86  
BC 587.12   608.89   703.43 412997.82  
CD   -327.41 786.78   2099.1   -687266.33
DE   -1002.76 218.32   3104.2   -3112767.59
EF   -122.67   -1116.62 2205.9   -270597.75
FA 375.01     -544.64 544.64 204245.45  
SUM 1452.84 -1452.84 1661.26 -1661.26   640439.13 -4070631.67

AREA OF LOT = 1,715,096.27 m²

Area 1 + Area 2 = Lot Area

Area 2 = Lot Area – Area 1
Area 2 = 1,715,096.27 - 953,910.66 = 761,185.61 m²
Area 1 = 953,910.66 m²
Area 2 = 761,185.61 m²
Line DP = 365.67m N 75°30’ E
ACTIVITY
• A lot is to be divided by a line through D with a bearing of N 79° W.
Determine the following:
A. Length of the dividing line
B. Area 1
C. Area 2

COURSE LAT DEP BEARING

AB 587.32 789.76 N 53°21.77’ E

BC 141 432.09 N 71°55.64’ E

CD -331.44 -544.08 S 58°39.08’ W

DE -124.3 -77.88 S 32°4.15’ W

EA -272.58 -599.89 S 65°33.82’ W

SUM 0 0