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There are basically two techniques for finding the area of a shape with uneven or irregularly shaped sides. If the sides can be described by algebraic equations, then integral calculus can be used to find the area. Failing that, you can approximate the irregular shape by fitting in a number of smaller, regularly shaped polygons such as squares and triangles, whose area can be calculated by simple geometric techniques.
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How do you find the area of a zig zag shape?
Assuming its sides are all straight, divide the area into a set of individual triangles &/or other polygons, determine the area of each element then sum these.
What shape has perpendicular diagonals?
A square has perpendicular diagonals. They are all the same angle (90 degrees). All sides are the same length. To find area of a square, use the formula A=4s. (Area=4xthe lenghth of the sides.)
How do you find square feet if all 4 sides are different lengths?
find the formula for that shape, which is made of 2 triangles, so if you find the base and height of each of those triangles, find the area of each and add them together, i think you should get the proper area
How do you find the perimeter of a shape?
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Area of irregular shape?
To find the area, first divide the shape into regular, simple shapes. Then use formulas to find the area of the smaller, regular shapes. Lastly, add up all the smaller areas to find the area of the original shape.
How do you find the area if a shape that has uneven sides and different measurements?
Fill in the blanks so that the shape makes a square and find the area of that. Then find the area of the shape you added. When you have both areas, subtract the greater from the smaller.
How do you find put the perimeter of an uneven four sided shape?
Add up the lengths of the sides.
How do you use the area to find the diagonal?
You cannot. Information about the area does not even tell you how many sides the shape has.
Do you multiply all of the sides to find area?
No. But the exact formula depends on the shape that you are talking about.
How do you find the perimeter if you know the area and length?
You have to add up all the sides of the shape.
How do you find the area of an uneven shape?
One method is to divide it into regular shapes - rectangles, triangles, etc. - and measure the areas of those shapes.
How how do you find the ratio of an area?
The question is not specific enough for a sensible answer. It could refer to the ratio of the area of the shape to its perimeter or depending on its shape, the ratio of the area to the length of one or more of its sides.
How do you find the area of a triangle that is 12 feet by 12 feet?
Two sides of a triangle are not enough to determine its shape and so it is impossible to find its area.
How can you find the volume or area of a space?
To find an area of a shape, it depends on what shape it is. Generally, though, area and volume are measured in square or cubic units. To find the area of a square, measure one of its sides (pick one, it doesn't matter!), and then square it (multiply the length by itself one time). To find the area of a cube, measure one of its sides, and cube is (multiply the length by itself two times).
How do you find out surface area of cuboid of five sides?
With great difficulty since such a shape cannot exist. A cuboid, by definition, has six faces (sides).
How do you find the area and perimeter if the figure does not have equal sides?
For the perimeter, you just go round the shape, adding the lengths of each side as you go along. There may or may not be simple formulae of the area for a shape with unequal sides. If all you know is the [different] side lengths then only a triangle has a relatively simple formula for its area. If you also know that some of the sides are parallel, then you can find the area of a rectangle. Then, if you also know the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides, you can do a parallelogram. If, in addition you know which sides are parallel, a trapezium. And so on.
How do you find the area of irregular quadrilateral when sides are given give with example?
You cannot. A square can be distorted into a rhombus without changing the lengths of any of the sides, but with a different area. Similarly, the shape of any quadrilateral can be altered without affecting the length of its sides but changing its area.
