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Re: acreage
Posted:
Sep 30, 2004 2:21 PM
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Jason,
Knowing what you've told us - and not even really knowing what an
acre is exactly - I can imagine your lot as being reasonably square,
in which case each side would be a mile or two miles or half a mile
or however long. I can also imagine your lot as being 1 inch wide and
thousands and thousands of miles long - in other words, the *same
area*, 5 1/3 acres, but spread out as a really thin rectangle.
So, the obnoxious teacher in me can't help but ask, What do you
think? Given the different shapes a 5 1/3 acre lot could take on, do
you think there's a way for us to know the perimeter given only the
area?
Steven
At 1:33 PM -0400 9/30/04, Jason wrote:
>I have alot that is 5 1/3 acres. Without measuring, is there a way to
>find the perimeter?
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