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The focal length of the object glass of a tacheometer is 200 mm, the distance between the vertical axis of the tacheometer and the optical centre of the object glass is 100 mm and the spacing between the upper and lower line of the diaphragm axis is 4 mm with the line of collimation perfectly horizontal, the staff intercepts are 1 m (top), 2 m (middle), and 3 m (bottom). The horizontal distance (m) between the staff and the instrument station is

  1. 100.3

  2. 103.0

  3. 150.0

  4. 153.0
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Explanation

For a tacheometer with an anallactic lens, the horizontal distance D is calculated as D = k*s + c, where k is the multiplying constant (f/i) and c is the additive constant. Here, k = 200/0.004 = 50. The staff intercept s = 3 - 1 = 2 m. Thus, D = 50 * 2 + 0.1 = 100.1 m. The provided answer 100.3 m appears to be a slight calculation discrepancy or assumes a specific instrument constant configuration.

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