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VIII. Traverse Computations
Chapter G. Area
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Chapter G. Area
2. Area By Coordinates
3. Coordinates Examples
4. Area by DMDs
5. DMD Examples
6. Comparison
7. Accuracy Revisited
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6. Comparison
Table G-1
Method
Advantages
Disadvantages
DMDs
Systematic approach
No additional calculations besides the area computations
Simple math check: last DMD
Limited to traverse path
Coordinates
Systematic approach
Flexible: not limited to traverse path
More calculations: need coordinates before area computations
Numbers can be huge if using large coordinates
No math checks
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