Knowing how to measure square meters can be useful for real estate rental and sales purposes, it can also help you beat the test of geometry. To measure the area of a room, you just need to find the area of the different parts of the room and add them up. If you want to know how to measure the area of a room, follow these steps.
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Method 1 of 2: Find the Area of the Room in Square Meters
Step 1. Divide the room into measurable parts
If you're having trouble finding the area of a room in square meters, it's probably because you're not working with a straight room that's one length and one width. The room you want to measure may have rectangular spaces that stick out in certain places and can be irregular in shape. All you need to do is divide the room into even rectangles or rectangles. To find the area in square meters, or the area, or the entire room, you need to find the area in square meters of each room and then add them together.
- Draw a faint line to separate the different parts.
- Label them A, B, and C for your convenience.
Step 2. Measure the length and width of the first section
Using a ruler or tape measure, find the length and width of the first space you measure, Part A.
For example, the length of the room is 15 meters, and the width is 12 meters
Step 3. Multiply the length of the first section's space by its width
To find the square meters -- or area -- of a room, simply multiply the length by the width, as if you were measuring the area of a rectangle.
Example: 15 m x 12 m = 180 square meters
Step 4. Measure the length and width of the second section
Let's say the length of Room B is 20 meters, and the width of Room B is 10 meters.
Step 5. Multiply the length of the second section of space by its width
This will lead to the area of the second section of space in square meters. Here's how to find the square meters of Room B:
Example: 20 m x 10 m = 200 square meters
Step 6. Measure the length and width of the third section
Let's say the length of Room C is 20 meters, and the width is 35 meters.
Step 7. Multiply the length of the third section's space by its width
This will lead to the area of the third section of space in square meters. Here's how to find the square meters of Room C:
Example: 35 m x 20 m = 700 square meters
Step 8. Add up the area in square meters of the three rooms
Once you find that number, you'll know the area of the entire room in square meters. Here's how to do it:
- Area of Room A in square meters + area of Room B in square meters + area of Room C in square meters = total area of room in square meters
- 180 + 200 + 700 = 1080 square meters.
Method 2 of 2: Learn Some Tricks to Find Square Meters
Step 1. Find the approximate square meter
If you're looking for an approximate square meter, you can also try measuring the outside of your home and then subtracting that by an area that won't fit into the area of the room, such as a porch or garage staircase.
Step 2. Find the square meters of the room in the semicircle
If there is a part of your house that is shaped like a semicircle, you can find the square meters by assuming the room is a circle and then dividing it in half. To do this, simply measure the long line that cuts the "circle" in half to get the diameter.
Then, divide by 2 to get the radius, then plug that into the equation A = r^2 where r is the radius, and divide by 2 to get the area of the room, or square meters, of the semicircle
Step 3. Find a square meter of the room that is "almost" straight
If you are measuring a space that is almost rectangular or rectangular in shape, with one part of the rectangle or rectangle empty, then measure the area of the entire room as if the empty part was filled. Then, find the area of the empty space and subtract it from the area of the entire space to find the actual square meters of space. This will save your time.
