Lot size of a four sided lot

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Please someone...

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I have a headache. I'm trying to find out this lot size in acres.
I looked at a bunch of your suggestions, but I guess I'm not smart enough to figure it out.. I have attached an image of the lot, hopefully with enough info. for you..

Thanks,
Jim

Hi Jim,

I used the image you sent

lot

and the Microsoft Excel tool the Steve La Rocque constructed to find the area is square units.

calculation

You didn't give the units but I expect the side lengths are in feet so the area is 56,002.86 square feet. There are 43,560 square feet in an acre so the area is 1.3 acres.

You can download the Excel spreadsheet if you wish.

Harley

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