↑ 个 Step 1 Solution: The contour lines for the 301.6 and 302 are drawn using interpolation method. The contour lines for 301.2 and 302.4 are applicable for the given RL data Step 2 302.05 302.16 302 302.26 302.38 301.75 301.94 Contour 302 301.96 301.96 302.21 301.54 301.79 301.78 301.81 302.01 301.42 301-61 301.68 301.63 301.77 Contour 301.6 301.3 302.51 Contour 302 301.74 Contour 301.51 301.6 301.56

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