AT WHICH STAGE DO YOU TRIANGULATE? (ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'POSITION' STAGE)

• A. FIRST STAGE
• B. THIRD STAGE
• C. SECOND STAGE
• D. FINAL STAGE

Answer: (C)

Triangulation is the step where you determine your exact position using measurements to fixed reference points. You need those reference points and the measurements to them to solve for where you are, so this calculation naturally comes after you’ve set up the reference framework and collected initial data. In most stepwise processes, that places triangulation in the middle phase—the second stage—since it builds directly on the setup and data gathering from the earlier stage, and before final checks and outputs.

If you tried to do it at the very beginning, you wouldn’t yet have reliable reference points or measurements to anchor your position. If you waited until the end, you’d already be finishing the process without the actual determination of where you are. So the second stage is the right fit for triangulation, the moment you compute your position from known references.