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Area & Volumetric Determination

A Point

A Point

No length, no width, no depth..

No Dimensions

A Line

A Line

It has one dimension: length

A rectangle, or plane

A rectangle, or plane

This geometric figure has two dimensions: length and heigth. It is, therefore, two dimensional.

A rectangle, or plane

The area of any four sided figure having four 90 degree angles can be determined

by…

A rectangle, or plane

The area of any four sided figure having four 90 degree angles can be determined

by…

A=LxW

Try these three –

4’

12’I

II

III16’

29’

94’

42’

Try these three –

4’

12’I

II

III16’

29’

94’

42’

48 ft2

464 ft2

3,948 ft2

The area of virtually any geometric figure can be determined by breaking

the figure up into triangles.

The area of virtually any geometric figure can be determined by breaking

the figure up into triangles.

For instance, take the figure in the middle

If you had a field that looked like this, and needed to know how many acres were in it….

And all you had to use was a simple measuring tape…

You could break the field up into triangles like this…

Leaving you with six fairly simple calculations that you would add together…

The area of a simple right triangle can be determined by using the formula…

The area of a simple right triangle can be determined by using the formula…

L x H2

A=

L x H2

A=

16’

12’

L x H2

A=

16’

12’

12 x 162

A=

16’

12’

12 x 162

A=

A = 96 ft2

Try these…

I

II

III10’

11’

41’

19’

121’ 212’

Try these…

I

II

III10’

11’

41’

19’

121’ 212’

55ft2

389.5ft2

12,826ft2

In real agricultural conditions, true right triangles rarely exist. Unless you have sophisticated equipment, such as a surveyor’s transit, your options for determining the area of a field are limited….

In real agricultural conditions, true right triangles rarely exist. Unless you have sophisticated equipment, such as a surveyor’s transit, your options for determining the area of a field are limited.

The easiest way is to….

Determine the length of the three sides of the field…

Determine the length of the three sides of the field…

44’

61’

80’

And use the following formula:

44’

61’

80’

44’

61’

80’

s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)A=

Where s = a+b+c2

44’

61’

80’ a, b, and c are the three sides of the triangle

44’

61’

80’ a, b, and c are the three sides of the triangle

First, determine ‘s’

s = a+b+c2

44’

61’

80’ a, b, and c are the three sides of the triangle

First, determine ‘s’

s = 44+80+612

44’

61’

80’ a, b, and c are the three sides of the triangle

First, determine ‘s’

s = 44+80+612 s = 185

2

44’

61’

80’ a, b, and c are the three sides of the triangle

First, determine ‘s’

s = 92.5

Now that you have all the numbers you need, plug them into the formula, like so:

Now that you have all the numbers you need, plug them into the formula, like so:

92.5(92.5-44)(92.5-80)(92.5-61)A=

Then, following standard order of operations, do the math!

92.5(92.5-44)(92.5-80)(92.5-61)A=

92.5(92.5-44)(92.5-80)(92.5-61)A=

92.5(92.5-44)(92.5-80)(92.5-61)A=

92.5(48.5)(12.5)(31.5)A=

92.5(92.5-44)(92.5-80)(92.5-61)A=

92.5(48.5)(12.5)(31.5)A=

1,766,460.9A=

92.5(92.5-44)(92.5-80)(92.5-61)A=

92.5(48.5)(12.5)(31.5)A=

1,766,460.9A=

A= 1329.08 ft2

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