Read more about this service. Download time assuming 56 kbps modem. Background Triangulation is a basic geometric technique for locating distant objects or events by measuring the directions to an object from two known locations. The basic premise behind triangulation is that many of our senses can accurately determine the direction to an object but cannot always accurately determine its distance. However, two observers in different locations will see the object in different directions.
Triangulation is a useful map and survival skill often taught in scout-ing and orienteering.
This technique is used in surveying and in determining the epicenter of an earthquake. It is also a good intro-duction to the geometry and mathematics of triangles. Using the map provided, you will be led through the procedures of triangulating the path and explosion of a meteor and determining a likely area to look for meteorites. All rights reserved.