acreage math q'sss

hdwrench

what do you guy's know of acreage formulas ?

how do you do acreage math ?

if you know the frontage and the acres how do you figure the depth ?

of course figureing the lot is not irregular in shape .

wrench

dlrjj

I'm not quite sure what you are looking for, but there are 43,560 sq. ft. in one acre. It's about 209 feet on each side if square, and there are 640 acres in a square mile. What else do you want to know?

shoff14

area

triangle = 1/2 bh
parrellelogram = bh

with irregular shapes you can use calculus to figure out the area.

Lowrider

An acre is 43,560 sq.ft.

If you had a rectangular lot and knew the frontage and the acreage then you'd only have to multiply the acreage by 43,560 and divide that number by the frontage in feet to get the depth.

Example:

5 acres with a 400 foot frontage.

43,560 x 5 = 217,800 square feet.

217,800 / 400 = 544.5 foot depth.

Lowrider

An irregular lot can be divided into rectangles and triangles and the side dimensions found by using trigonometry.

Sperry

A "Square" was a square mle. 640 acres. A quarter section, 160 acres.

scottm21166

hire a certified surveyor. if its just for fun, use lowriders figures

gunnut505

Sperry- a "section" is a mile on each side; a "square" is what one uses to draft.
There are 36 sections in a township; a township being 6 miles long by 6 miles wide.
Townships are stacked on top of each other; ranges are sited next to one another, and are also 6 miles on a side ie: T29N R30E is a description of a location.

HDW- a licensed Surveyor can help you with any area computations you need, and will likely be so impressed by your quest for knowledge that he'll be glad to help. We all use computers nowadays, and depending upon the software; you might be able to get more than you need.

hdwrench

thanks guys ,lowrider hit it on the head .thats the math i was looking for .

of coarse i'll get a surveyer when the time comes ,but until then a little math goes a long way .

wrench