reading and using representative fraction method
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Explanation:
The numerical scale of a map indicates the relationship of distance measured on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. This scale is usually written as a fraction and is called the representative fraction. The RF is always written with the map distance as 1 and is independent of any unit of measure. (It could be yards, meters, inches, and so forth. ) An RF of 1/50,000 or 1:50,000 means that one unit of measure on the map is equal to 50,000 units of the same measure on the ground.
a. The ground distance between two points is determined by measuring between the same two points on the map and then multiplying the map measurement by the denominator of the RF or
scale.
EXAMPLE:
The map scale is 1:50,000
RF = 1/50,000
The map distance from point A to point B is 5 units
5 x 50,000 = 250,000 units of ground distance
b. Since the distance on most maps is marked in meters and the RF is expressed in this unit of measurement in most cases, a brief description of the metric system is needed. In the metric system, the standard unit of measurement is the meter.
1 meter contains 100 centimeters (cm).
100 meters is a regular football field plus 10 meters.
1,000 meters is 1 kilometer (km).
10 kilometers is 10,000 meters.
Appendix C contains the conversion tables.
c. The situation may arise when a map or sketch has no RF or scale. To be able to determine ground distance on such a map, the RF must be determined. There are two ways to do this:
(1) Comparison with Ground Distance.
(a) Measure the distance between two points on the map—map distance (MD).
(b) Determine the horizontal distance between these same two points on the ground—ground distance (GD).
(c) Use the RF formula and remember that RF must be in the general form:
RF = 1 = MD
—— ——
X GD
(d) Both the MD and the GD must be in the same unit of measure and the MD must be reduced to 1.
Answer:
A representative fraction indicates ratio between the number of units on the Map to the number of units on ground