Figure 2. A person walking a proposed traverse for an oil company pipeline encounters a swamp, the person establishes a back azimuth, moves over a given distance to avoid the swamp (90 degree angle), and goes back to his original azimuth on a parallel line which lets him continue in the same direction while avoiding the swamp.

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