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MEASURE YOUR YARD
Basic mathematics can take a lot of the guesswork out of measuring your turf area. Use any of the following formulas to meet your yard design or layout.
Area is a Circle
A = 3.14 x r2 Example: Circle’s radius (r) is 10 feet. Multiply the known 3.14 by the radius squared.
Thus: A = 3.14 x 102 A = 3.14 x 100 A = 314 square feet
Area is a Square or Rectangle
A = Base x Height Example: Square’s or rectangle’s base is 10 feet and the square’s or rectangle’s height is 10 feet.
Thus: A = 10 x 10 A = 100 square feet
Area is a Right Triangle
A = (Base x Height) / 2 Example: Triangle’s base is 10 feet and the height (base to point) is 20 feet.
Thus: A = (10 x 20) / 2 A = 200 / 2 A = 100 square feet
Area is a Combination Freeform
Break the free-form area down to obvious forms and calculate each form’s area. Once each form is calculated, add the areas together to derive the total area.
Thus: Circle (1) A = 3.14 x r2 Rectangle (2) A = b x h Square (3) A = b x h
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