The problem is most of the rooms are shaped irregular. For example my bedroom is about 12 feet wide and one wall is 10 feet wide and 8 feet wide on the other end. strange shape. the bathroom is pretty square so that is easy: about 5 x 6= 30 square feet. It's the odd shapes that Iare giving me a problem. Thanx-
2006-07-13 09:30:54 · 13 answers · asked by crytimestwo 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Just measure the outside and don't bother with measuring each room. That way you'll get the total much faster.
Unless you are shopping for carpets, then that won't work.
2006-07-13 09:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by Besmirched Tea 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You'll have to divide up the oddly shaped rooms into regions whose area you can calculate. For sample, two triangles, or a rectangle and a triangle. It'll take some time, but you can get it done. Drawing a floor plan might also help.
If you only need an approximate figure, you can save lots of time by measuring the outside walls. But the area inside the outer walls is somewhat larger than the actual floorspace inside.
2006-07-13 09:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by nkasoff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your room sounds like a trapezium. So you can obtain the area of you room by the formula 0.5 ( a+b) h, where h is the width of your room, whereas a and b are width of the opposite walls, so this is 0.5 ( 8+10) 12 = 6x18 = 108 square feet the area of you bedroom.
2006-07-13 09:36:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
12x12x12x12=1 12 inch square a10x 10 =100 so you add length x wide =x sqare
2006-07-13 09:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by john boy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Square off the room, then with the remaining part you may have a triangular shape left, or some sort of polygon. Figure the square's sq. ft., then do the math for the sq. ft. of the shape you have left. Follow me?
2006-07-13 09:34:06 · answer #5 · answered by animal_mother 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a house...you measure the outside lengths. That is what appraisers do.
If it is an apartment....measure the inside walls that make up the perimeter of the apartment...dont forget to include the thickness of the walls that separate the rooms.
2006-07-13 09:32:14 · answer #6 · answered by thematrixhazu36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should probably draw a little diagram for yourself to make it easy. Just sketch the room best you can and measure each side and write them as you go. Then you have to figure out how to make it work.
2006-07-13 09:33:47 · answer #7 · answered by adrixia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Divide it up into rectangles, measure each rectangle separately, subtracting for places within larger rectangles.
Or whip out the ol' blueprint.
2006-07-13 09:35:03 · answer #8 · answered by bequalming 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So.... if I understand you correctly, we have a trapeziod shape for this room? Use this application:
http://www.csgnetwork.com/areatrapezoid.html
It should help you out. Good luck!
2006-07-13 09:35:17 · answer #9 · answered by M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the county auditor website and type in your address.
2006-07-13 09:33:00 · answer #10 · answered by dave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋