The common tangent of a compound curve makes an angle of 14 degrees and 20 degrees with the tangent of the first and second curve, respectively. The length of the chord from the PC to PCC is 93.5 m, and that from PCC to PT is 51.3 m.

The common tangent of a compound curve makes an angle of 14 degrees and 20 degrees with the tangent of the first and second curve, respectively. The length of the chord from the PC to PCC is 93.5 m, and that from PCC to PT is 51.3 m.

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The common tangent of a compound
curve makes an angle of 14 degrees and
20 degrees with the tangent of the first
and second curve, respectively. The
length of the chord from the PC to PCC
is 93.5 m, and that from PCC to PT is
51.3 m.
b) Find the radius of the first curve.

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