what is the square measure of 3.2, 12.6, 1.3, 13 meters?

[jomary3]

Have an odd piece of property and need to measure the total square meters of it.

[Prudie]

Is it so odd it's 4 dimensional?

[factor-fiction]

We need more information on this. It depends on the shape is the room. Has it only got 4 edges (in which case it must be an odd shape) or is more of a U shape or an L shape

[factor-fiction]

Maybe it's two rooms/plots- one is 3.2metres x 12.6metres and the other is 1.3m x 13m.

[mibn2cweus]

Less than 28.8 square meters, depending on the angles between adjacent sides.
Is there a right angle anywhere?

[jake-the-peg]

I think it's a fair assumption that as 12.6 and 13 are so close it's a bit like an isocoles triangle with the top cut off.

in this case we can divide it in 2 and then square off into a rectangle 0.65x12.6 and a triangle 12.6x(1.6-0.65)

which gives us 8.19 and 6 square meters (1/2 base x height for the triangle) or about 14.2 for half of it so 28.4 for the whole thing.

[wildwood]

... on the other hand it could be a 'slice' between other properties in which case it is a lot less than if there is one right angle.

[mibn2cweus]

Why not just convert your measurements to centimetres and stick 'em in here and see whatcha come up with - http://www.sketchandcalc.com/

[jomifl]

Is there a right angle in there somewhere?

[derrynoose]

Using, say, the 13m side as a base, measure the width of the property in centimetres across a series of lines equidistant from each other and parallel to the base. In this way you are dividing the area into a number of trapezia. The closer the lines are to each other, the more accurate will be the outcome. Add all the widths except the first and last and then multiply by 2. Add in the 13 (1300 cm) and the last length. Divide the overall total by the distance that each pair of lines are apart. This is the area. All measurements must be in the same units, e.g. if you take the lines as 10 cm apart, all the widths must be in cm in your calculation ( including counting 13m as 1300). Convert to square metres at the end by dividing by 10000.