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A square yard is an area equal to a square measuring one yard (3 feet) on each side. Therefore it is 3X3, or 9 square feet. Since each foot is 12 inches long, a square yard is also 36X36 square inches. You do the math.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt is 1 yard x 1 yard so it is 1 yard long.
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∙ 14y ago1 yard has 1 dimension. (length) 1 square yard is 2 dimensional 1 yard x 1 yard. (length and width)
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∙ 11y ago1296 sq. in. = 1 sq.yard
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∙ 15y agoA flat area has no weight.
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Is a yard the same as square yard?
No. A yard measures a straight line, which is 3 feet long. A square yard measures a square that is 3 feet long on each side. Multiply two sides to get the total area of a square yard. So a yard is 3 feet long and a square yard covers an area of 9 feet.
Square inches in a square yard?
There are 36 inches in a yard. Therefore there are 36^2=1296 square inches in a square yard.
If a backyard is 50 feet long and 20 feet wide. How many square feet is the yard?
50 x 20 = 1000 So the yard is 1000 square feet
Square feet equals 1 square yard?
There are three feet in a yard. A square yard is one (linear) yard - that is three (linear) feet - in each direction. 3 x 3 makes 9; so a square yard is nine square feet.
How many square yard are in 965 square feet?
There are 9 square feet in a square yard. This works out to be 107.22 square yards.
Is a yard the same as a square yard?
No. One yard is a distance, square yard is the surface of a square that's one yard long and one yard wide.
Is a yard the same as square yard?
No. A yard measures a straight line, which is 3 feet long. A square yard measures a square that is 3 feet long on each side. Multiply two sides to get the total area of a square yard. So a yard is 3 feet long and a square yard covers an area of 9 feet.
How many yard does one square yard equal?
One square yard is just that. One yard wide by one yard long. It is one square yard.
How long is one square yard?
That can't be answered. A square yard is a unit for measuring area. The area does not have to be square. The area could be one foot wide and nine feet long. ( 1x9=9 That makes 9 square feet, or one square yard. ) Or any variation.If you assume the square yard is square, then each side will be 3 feet long, or one yard long. That is why one square yard equals nine square feet. 3x3=9
What is one squared yard?
One square yard is 3 feet long and 3 feet wide, therefore: 1 square yard equals 9 square feet. 3x3=9 When you measure how long and how wide something is, you get its area, which can be done in square yards. You can figure out how big your backyard is, or a football field, or enough carpet to do your room.
What is a square yard?
A square yard is a measure of area that represents an area that is one yard by one yard in size. If you have a roll of paper 1 yard wide and you pull some off the roll and cut it off at a length of 1 yard, your piece of paper is 1 yard by 1 yard in size. It has 1 square yard of area. Note that, because the yard is three feet in length, the square yard is a square that is 3 feet by 3 feet, or 9 square feet. A square yard is 9 square feet. The reason we went here is because if the square yard doesn't have to be a perfect square. It can be a rectangle that is 2 feet by 4 1/2 feet in size. As long as the product of the length and the width is 1 square yard (or 9 square feet), you'll have that square yard. Extending the idea, any flat shape can have a square yard of area. As long as the equivalent "shaded area" of the shape equals the shaded area of a square that is 1 yard by 1 yard, both have an area of 1 square yard.
How do you know there is 9 square feet in a yard?
I don't since a square foot is a measure of area whereas a yard is a measure of length.However, in 1 square yard there are 9 square feet:1 yard = 3 feet1 square yard = 1 yard x 1 yard (the area of a square with sides 1 yard)= 3 feet x 3 feet= 9 square feet
How many square feet are needed to cover a square yard?
9 A square yard is 3 feet across and 3 feet long. 3x3=9
One yard equals 3 feet if each side of a square is 1 yard long then what is the perimeter of the square in feet?
The perimeter of the square is 12 square units The perimeter of the square is 12 feet.
What is 484yd squared on a square shaped yard What is the length of each side of the yard?
If you have a square and its area is 484 square yd, then each side of the square is 22-yd = 66-ft long.
Is a square yard the same as a yard square?
'One square yard' and 'a yard square' are the same thing. But that only works with 'one'. With any amount bigger or smaller than one, there is always a difference. Two square yards is definitely not the same thing as two yards square! Two square yards is 'one square yard' plus 'one square yard'. That's 2 sq. yds. A two yard square is an area that is two yards long and two yards wide. That's 4 sq. yds.
How do you turn square yards in to square feet?
A yard is 3 feet long, so a square yard is a space 3 foot by 3 foot. 3 x 3 = ?
