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Needing the area of an irregular Pentagon 2017-12-06
From Dale:
I'm needing to find the square footage of an irregular pentagon.
I've seen the other questions similar to this one, but without a great deal of difficulty can't get you the angle degrees, or the length between opposing angles.
I'm hoping that a different bit of information can help. So here goes:
The longest side is 67ft long.
One of its legs is 39ft long, and the other is 18ft long.
The leg off of the other end of the 39ft leg is 35ft long.
The leg off of the other end of the 18ft is 49ft long, and meets the other end of the 35ft side.
The information that I DO have, which I'm hoping makes the difference, is that the 39ft and the 18ft sides are parallel.
Also, while the angles at each end of the 67ft side are not right angles, they are fairly close to it, approximately 80 degrees at the 39 ft side corner, and 100 degrees at the 18ft side corner.

Dale.

Answered by Harley Weston.
An enclosure for some remote control boats 2017-10-03
From Roberto:
I am trying to build a "ring" for our remote control boats, using irrigation pipe. I'd like to use full 20' long sticks for the long sides and use eight of what we call 45s, which are actually 135' fittings to make the six short sides. If I know the length of the two long sides, what would be the formula to find the exact lengths of the short sides?

Thank you.

Answered by Penny Nom.
A barn roof 2016-05-29
From Joe:
Is it possible to build a barn roof (irregular pentagon?) with a 12' base and the other 4 sides 4' each? Thanks.
Answered by Penny Nom.
A hexagon with different side lengths 2014-05-16
From Grace:
Sorry if this is a simple question, but I can't seem to understand how to solve it. I am Trying to find the area of a hexagon with measurements 6x7x6x6x7x6, or 2 sets of opposing sides with 6, and one set with 7. Thank you.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The area of an irregular octagon 2013-11-18
From zafar:
if i have a rectangular octagon then how i can find its area 1. The length of rectangle is 42 and the width is 21 and and the base length is 42-12 =30 i mean the length of base =30
Answered by Penny Nom.
The fourth side of an irregular polygon 2013-02-01
From Emran:
I have a irregular polygon. I know 3 of the 4 sides, and 2 of the angles. A-B is 285, B-C is 149, and C-D is 310. Angle B is 135 degrees. and Angle C is 45 degrees. Is there a formula to solve for the final side? Thanks.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The area of an irregular hexagon 2012-03-20
From Jacob:
I am having trouble finding the area of an irregular hexagon with 5 right angles. It has 5 given sides, with the lengths as follows:

8.2 ft.
6 ft.
4.5 ft.
2.2 ft.
6 and one third ft.

Answered by Chris Fisher.
The volume of an irregular tetrahedron 2012-02-22
From Brittany:
If I am given an irregular tetrahedron with the coordinates of the 4 points how do I find the volume? For example I am asked to find the volume and only given the points A(-4,-3,5), B(2,-1,2), C(0,-5,0), and D(-2,0,0) can you shown me the working and formular to find the volume?
Answered by Robert Dawson.
Regular and irregular polygons 2011-03-10
From thaera:
the difference between regular shape and irregular shapes.
Answered by Penny Nom.
An irregular hexagon 2011-02-09
From Emma:
Hello, I have math question about how to find the area of an irregular hexagon.
It is shaped like a backwards L and the side lengths are as follows
11cm
8cm
5cm
5cm
6 cm
3cm
Can you please help me find the area of this?
Emma

Answered by Penny Nom.
The area of a hexagon 2010-07-28
From Katie:
Hi i have to find the area of a hexagon with only the side length 2cm given would you be able t help?
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
An irregular octagon 2010-03-09
From Gayle:
Question from Gayle:

I am building an irregular shaped octagon wooden box.
The measurements are 291/2 inches by 211/2 inches.
Sides are 12 inches.
It will be 36 inches high.

What would the cutting angles degrees be?

Answered by Harley Weston.
An irregular quadrilateral 2009-10-29
From riya:
what is irregular quadrilateral?
Answered by Penny Nom.
An area problem 2009-08-30
From Amber:
Area of hexagon ABCDEF with the vertices (3,0) (7,0) (9,2) (7,4) (3,4) (1,0)
Answered by Harley Weston.
Cubic yards in an Irregular Shape 2009-06-08
From ron:
hi i have a berm 100'w x200'L at the base and 9'tall the top is 85'L x 20'w i would to find out how many cubic yards are in the pile and the formula
Answered by Janice Cotcher.
Surface area of an irregular shape 2008-12-15
From Patrick:
An irregular shaped object (lets say a gold nugget, not smooth with pockets) can have its volume determined by comparing its mass in water.

Is there any method or means or anything that could be used to determine the surface area of this shape? Whether that be theoretical mathematical formula to using a special infrared technique,etc...

The problem I foresee is that the component parts cannot be divided into smaller geometric shapes. I would propose an answer although I don't know if it is a good one: A liquid material that dries super-thin, but has a very specific and easily determined volume/mass is coated over the object. Measure the mass difference between the beginning sample of fluid and the mass after the object has been coated. Then determine the surface area of the same mass of fluid in a geometric shape. Is this feasible?

Answered by Robert Dawson.
An irregular, truncated pyramid 2008-10-24
From phillip:
Hi, I have a rectangular base to square top, pyramid shape to fabricate out of steel plate (4 sections). The base is 3000mm by 800mm, the height is 1100mm and the top is 350mm square. What I need to know is the lengths of the sides of the plate(were they meet vertically). Hope ive made it clear enough. Thanks Phil.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Irregular polygon and Circle that Intersects All Sides 2008-08-20
From Xetro:
Hi, Suppose you have an irregular polygon(convex or concave) with n > 3 sides. The question is - Find some circle that will cut(in limiting case - touch) all the sides of that polygon. It doesnt matter how many times it cuts the side(1 or 2), it just have to cut or touch it. How to find such a circle? or how to decide if such circle even exists? What if those segments do not form a polygon but are some arbitrary segments ? Really want to know how to do it................ Thanks a lot.. Regards, Xetro
Answered by Janice Cotcher.
How do i find the area of an irregular figure? 2008-06-10
From DAVE:
How do i find the area of an irregular figure?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The angles of an irregular pentagon 2008-05-20
From victoria:
The sum of the measure of two angles is 240. If the remaining angles are congruent, what is the measure of each angle?
Answered by Penny Nom.
An irregular tetrahedron 2008-04-24
From RAUL:
I am looking an expression for an edge length as function of the other five edge lengths of irregular tetrahedron.
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
A fish tank in the shape of an irregular pentagon 2008-03-29
From richie:
i am building a fish tank. it is going to be an irregular pentagon. the sides are going to be
24"
24"
8"
8"
32"(approximately)

there will 3 right angles A, B, E

my question is how to figure out the degree of the angles that are not right angles (C,D)?

Answered by Chris Fisher.
The centroid of a polygon 2007-12-29
From David:
I am playing around with an idea. I've read previous answers to questions (using surveyor calculation methods) related to finding the area of an irregular shape parcel of land (or irregular polygon). Is there a formula or method for calculating the centroid (mid-point) for this type of polygon. I've seen plenty of methods for calculating the mid-point for a triangle or regular shape poloygon but few for an irregular shape polygon such as a parcel of land. Thanks...
Answered by Harley Weston.
An irregular octagon 2007-12-23
From Sheldon:
I am attempting to construct an irregular octagon picture frame out of bamboo. The bamboo is 1" in diameter and the opening should be 20" H X 16"W.
What measurements should be used?

Answered by Penny Nom.
An irregular lot 2007-09-12
From Jay:
How do I calculate the area of the following Lot?
N 15 degrees 1 minute 22 seconds E for 182.2 feet
S 89 degrees 46 minutes 26 seconds E for 218.4 feet
N 51 degrees 16 minutes 21 seconds E for for 307.1 feet
L= 31.63 feet with a radius of 50 feet

There is a discrepancy between county records and what the landowner is telling me

Answered by Stephen la rocque and Harley Weston.
Is there a way I can calculate correct square footage for odd shapes? 2007-08-31
From Tom:
I manage a golf course, and we are about to over seed the course for the upcoming winter months. We will be over seeding all greens, fairways, and tee boxes. Noone of the area that we will be placing seed on is a regular shape. The closest shapes they would be is a circle, rectangle or square, but most of them are all odd CURVED shapes. I know what the equation is for Square ft., and I know how many Square ft. are in an acre, but I need to be precise with the amount of seed I order. Is there a way I can calculate correct square footage for odd shapes.
Answered by Harley Weston.
An irregular hexagon 2007-07-03
From Rebecca:
I need to find the shape of an irregular hexagon, but only have the lengths four of the sides.

It actually looks like a rectangle with a trapezoid on top of it.

The bottom of the rectangle is 150'. The sides are 75'. The length of the top is 130'. I do not have the lengths of the two smaller sides.

Is there any way to find the area of this shape?

Answered by Penny Nom.
The area of an irregular polygon 2007-06-27
From chris:
finding square footage of a polygon with unequal measurements
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
What is the name of the shape that is 3D and irregular? 2007-06-14
From alan:
What is the name of the shape that is 3D and irregular?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
Discovering the incircle of an irregular polygon 2007-05-25
From Joaquim:
I've been searching in some books and many websites, but I couldn't find a formula or algorithm for discovering the incircle of an irregular polygon, could you please help me?
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
The area of an irregular pentagon 2007-04-14
From Steven:
I have been given a coursework in which i have to investigate various shapes to find the one that would give the largest area with 1000m perimeter. I'm stuck in a part where i have to calculate the area of a irregular pentagon. i don't know where to start from. I can make up the length of all the sides (5 sides), so long they add up to 1000, but i'm not quite sure what to do after that.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The area of an irregular pentagon 2007-03-26
From grace:
hi I am doing graphics and need to find the area of the section given to us (it is just drawn). the sides measure 15m, 35.4m, 5m, 17.8m, 35.7m. the angle between the 15m side and the 35.4m side is 17degrees, the angle between the 35.4m side and the 5m side is 73degrees. the angle between the 5m side and the 17.8m side is 151degrees, the angle between the 17.8m side and the 35.7m side is 90degrees and the angle between the 35.7m side and the 15m side is 95degrees. if you could tell me the area i would be extremely grateful. thanks very much.
Answered by Penny Nom.
An irregular pentagon 2007-03-08
From kelly:
If I have a pentagon with 2 sides of length 5 and one with a length of 2, what are the lengths of other 2 sides?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
An irregular polygon 2007-03-06
From Dike:
How do i construct an irregular polygon
Answered by Penny Nom.
Irregular multi sided polygon 2007-01-20
From Graham:
I have an irregular polygon. I know the length of all the sides and know approximately all the internal angles. Is there a formula or table that can calculate the area for me?
Answered by Steve La Rocque, Chris Fisher and Penny Nom.
The area of an irregular pentagon 2007-01-18
From Ranjit:
I would like to find the area of an irregular pentagon where the total perimeter is 1000m. Is there a Heron's formula for this?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The area of an irregular hexagon 2006-10-30
From Ashish:
I want to find out area of an irregular HEXAGON in square feet, whose sides are as follows,
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Is a circle a regular shape? 2006-10-10
From David:
Is a circle a regular shape or an irregular shape?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The area of an irregular octagon 2006-08-23
From Billy:
How do you figure the area of an irregular octagon? Measurements are 4 equal sides of =BD", and 4 equal sides of =BE". It measures 1 1/2" = from flat to flat.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The area of a lot 2006-08-05
From Lyn:
I have no idea how to find the square feet of an uneven polygon. I am in the process of making a land agreement and need to know.
Please tell me how to figure out the footage and acreage of land as follows.
road-front 360'
back 360'
left side 220'
right side 180'

Answered by Penny Nom.
An irregular quadrilateral 2006-02-04
From Christopher:
Is there such a shape as an irregular quadrilateral with 4 equal sides?
Answered by Penny Nom.
An irregular octagon 2006-01-20
From Robert:
I am building a poker table which is in the shape of an irregular octagon. I know the table measures 72 inches long and 48 inches wide with two parallel straight sides of equal length and six smaller sides of equal length ( three at each end of the table), what I don't know are the lengths of the any of the sides.
Answered by Harley Weston.
The area of an irregular semi-circle 2005-10-14
From Bob:
Is there a way to compute the area of an irregular semi-circle i.e. one in which the arc length is not determined by the diameter; and is therefore not technically any part circular - yet still possessing an arched side?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The area of a lot 2004-01-09
From Lea:

I have a problem. I am interested in purchasing a piece of property which has the following dimensions. It is 259.10 Feet on the north side x 61.20 Feet on the east side x 217.80 Feet on the south side x 196.70 Feet on the west side. It looks like an irregular rectangle shape. How do you figure out the square footage on this irregular sized property, and what is the correct square footage answer.

I have attached a survey map.


Answered by Harley Weston.
The volume of an irregular tetrahedron 2003-11-24
From Peter:
How do I calculate the volume of an irregular shaped tetrahedron where:-
side a = 1.4 m
side b = 1.4 m
side c = 1.2 m
and height = 0.75 m at the junction of sides a and b.

Answered by Penny Nom.
A circle around an irregular polygon 2003-11-03
From Dale:
How do I find the properties of a circle that is drawn around an irregular polygon of (n) sides with the lenghts of each side given and all end points of the polygon lye on the circumferance of the circle?
Answered by Chris Fisher.
The area of an odd shaped piece of property 2003-07-24
From Barry:
What is the formula for figuring the square footage of an odd shaped piece of property?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The area of platts 2001-02-20
From Steve:
I have to calculate the areas of different "platts" of land from a map, and the only thing I have are the four side measures. There are some cases where no sides are parallel, no lengths the same, and no angles are given, and I was wondering how to calculate the area of such figures. I've attached a rough sketch of a typical platt's shape.
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
An irregular polygon 2001-02-09
From Jason:
I have a 5 sided irregular polygon I am trying to figure out the area of. There are no right angles in the polygon as far as I can tell. I do not know any angles.
Answered by Chris Fisher.
Regular and irregular shapes 1999-10-03
From Samuel Tighe:
What is the difference between a regular shape and an irregular shape? Are a rectangle and a triangle regular or irregular shapes?
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
Area of an irregular shaped objects. 1999-04-07
From Jesse Townsend:
How do I find the surface area of an irregulary shaped object such as someone's knee from the thigh to shin?

Thanks.
Answered by Walter Whiteley.

 
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