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← HistoryWhich error propagation increases in the geometrical alidade when estimating distant building heights?
A)Decreased sighting angle resolution
B)Alidade arm length expansion
C)Height differences algebra summation✓
D)Parallax effect amplification
💡 Explanation
Increases in angle readings from base to top involve height differences algebraic summation to estimate the total building height; each contributes uncertainty because of observation device limitations; therefore cumulative error grows; rather than single-angle issues affecting only one segment.
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