Fore bearing and Back Bearing Confusion, Please help

Fore Bearing - Back Bearing = 180?

OR
Back Bearing - Fore Bearing = 180.

I fully understood the concept of meridian and bearing 😀

😲 But this thing is little confusing, as far as I know, Back Bearing - Fore Bearing should be 180, but I read somewhere that, Fore Bearing - Back Bearing = 180, but if you imagine, FB-BB would be negetive!

and let's say we have ABCD traverse,
Now, Let's start with line AB,
Back bearing of AB line - Fore bearing of AB line = 180,

But if we go further and take the line DA,
Fore Bearing of DA - Back Bearing of DA = 180,


Now I don't understand, why some people fixed FB-BB = 180?
or my imagination is wrong ? What's the correct method and principle?

Please explain me 😕

Replies

  • Saiwal
    Saiwal
    there is no absolute relation between the forebearing and backbearing.
    Depending on the survey direction and location of north the following relation exists:
    Fore bearing = Back bearing ± 180°
    or
    Back Bearing = Fore Bearing ± 180°

    thus both your arguments are true.
    refer: #-Link-Snipped-#
  • Jeffrey Arulraj
    Jeffrey Arulraj
    We just use each one when the other is more than !80

    If FB=350 then BB=FB-180=170

    And if BB =350 then FB=BB-180=170
  • ErAnushka
    ErAnushka
    Saiwal
    there is no absolute relation between the forebearing and backbearing.
    Depending on the survey direction and location of north the following relation exists:
    Fore bearing = Back bearing ± 180°
    or
    Back Bearing = Fore Bearing ± 180°

    thus both your arguments are true.
    refer: #-Link-Snipped-#
    You saved my day! ☕ Thank you ^_^
  • ErAnushka
    ErAnushka
    jeffrey samuel
    We just use each one when the other is more than !80

    If FB=350 then BB=FB-180=170

    And if BB =350 then FB=BB-180=170
    I got it ^_^ Thank you 😀
  • Jeffrey Arulraj
    Jeffrey Arulraj
    Most welcome pal
  • Rock Rohit
    Rock Rohit
    If fb is 145 then what will be the BB

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