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Hi
I am looking to purchase a piece of property, and I need some help trying to figure out the square footage of the land. I know that normally if I multiply the length and width I could get my answer. However, this piece of land is an odd shape and has 3 measurements. Can you please help me.
My name is Linda
I am a consumer
The measurements for this piece of land is:
97.8'
201.2'
139.7'
Thank you for your help.
Linda
Hi Linda,
If the piece of land is in the shape of a triangle, that is the three sides are straight lines, then I can find the area for you. There is an expression called Heron's Formula that expresses the area of a triangle in terms of the lengths of the three sides. When I used you dimensions I got an area of 6,208.37 square feet.
Penny