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« on: August 22, 2012, 11:52:05 am » |
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if a square tract of land is .1 mi on the ends and .5 mi on the sides , how many acres is in it ?
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jdt
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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2012, 12:03:34 pm » |
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i would have guessed it right around there , how did you come up with that?
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« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2012, 12:05:24 pm » |
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It would be 528 feet x 2640 feet = 1,393,920 sq feet. There is 43,560 sq foot in an acre. So 1393920 divided by 43560 = 32
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« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2012, 12:06:28 pm » |
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5280 feet in a mile .1 mile is the 528 feet and the .5 mile is 2640 feet.
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jdt
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« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2012, 12:08:26 pm » |
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gotcha , and thanks
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« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2012, 12:42:51 pm » |
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If it was square it would have to be the same on all sides.....
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« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2012, 12:54:14 pm » |
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If it was square it would have to be the same on all sides.....
Yes, what he described is a rectangle. |
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« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2012, 02:42:48 pm » |
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Ok it's only a rectangle if it has right angles. I'd bet it's a parallelogram.  |
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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2012, 02:45:18 pm » |
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It would be 528 feet x 2640 feet = 1,393,920 sq feet. There is 43,560 sq foot in an acre. So 1393920 divided by 43560 = 32
x2 I'm no surveyor but I am a tax mapper. |
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« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2012, 02:47:01 pm » |
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If it was square it would have to be the same on all sides.....
I'm thinking he meant the edges were squared. (90 o) |
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« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2012, 04:17:42 pm » |
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If it was square it would have to be the same on all sides.....
I'm thinking he meant the edges were squared. (90 o) Yep,.....me too. |
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« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2012, 04:20:45 pm » |
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yeah i meant rectangle , i never was good at geometry , trigonomitry or vocabulariomitry  |
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« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2012, 04:47:25 pm » |
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yeah i meant rectangle , i never was good at geometry , trigonomitry or vocabulariomitry [/quote Haha!!! Nice!! |
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« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2012, 05:04:24 pm » |
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yeah i meant rectangle , i never was good at geometry , trigonomitry or vocabulariomitry you lost me at -try... |
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« Reply #15 on: August 22, 2012, 07:11:01 pm » |
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yeah i meant rectangle , i never was good at geometry , trigonomitry or vocabulariomitry Hahahaha.....that last one is a tough subject..... |
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« Reply #16 on: August 22, 2012, 09:03:10 pm » |
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I understand it. Fortunately after 13 1/2 years of public education I am very fluent in EBONICS!!
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