We have two responses for you. Hi Allen, The English language is a strange and beautiful thing. The two snippets you have above an area of 5 square metres and
an area of 5 m2 (5 metres squared) mean exactly the same thing. The area of a two-dimensional region is a number that measures the size of the region and it is in square units. It can have any shape. The word square or squared refers to the units and not the shape. On the other hand the phrase a 5 metre square describes a shape which is a square that measures 5 metres on each side. Its area is 5  5 = 25 square metres. I hope this helps,
Penny Hi Allan. The answer is: it depends.
People are loose with their terminology and "5 square meters" is an imprecise phase that can be taken two ways: (5 square) meters, or in other words, 25 meters or 5 (square meters) which means 5 meters squared (5 m^2). One is length, the other is area. Strictly speaking in english we would say "5 squared" meters, rather than "5 square meters", but this would vary in different dialects and countries. So the context should tell you what is meant. However, in order to be precise with your language and unambiguous, you should use the expression "5 meters squared" for area and "25 meters" or 52 meters for the length. Just for interest, (5 meters)2 would be read as "5 meters all squared", which equals 25 meters squared. Stephen La Rocque.> | FAQs
However, in order to be precise with your language and unambiguous, you should use the expression "5 meters squared" for area and "25 meters" or 52 meters for the length. Just for interest, (5 meters)2 would be read as "5 meters all squared", which equals 25 meters squared.
What is 5 meters in square meters? ›
But let's try to imagine what you might have meant to ask. How about a square five meters on a side? There are 5*5=25 square meters in such a square.
What is the area of 5m square? ›
Area of square = side×side = 5 m×5 m = 25 m2. Q.
How do you measure 5m square? ›
Multiply the length and width together. Once both measurements are converted into meter, multiply them together to get the measurement of the area in square meter.
What is the symbol for 5 square meters? ›
The square meter, also called the meter squared, is the International System of Units (SI) unit of area. The symbol for square meters is m2. Less formally, square meter is sometimes abbreviated as sq m.
What does 1 square meter look like? ›
One square meter is the equivalent of the area of a square that is one meter in length on each side. The perimeter of such a square (the total distance around it) would be four meters.
What measure is equal to 5 meters? ›
5 meters is equivalent, or equal to, 500 centimeters.
What size is 1 square meter? ›
One square meter is equal to approximately 10.764 square feet. So, 100 square meters is approximately equal to 1,076.4 square feet.
How much is 5m squared? ›
5 meters squared ( 5m2 ) is a square 5m by 5m, thats 25 square meters.
What is the perimeter of a 5m square? ›
perimeter = 4 × 5 = 20 m .
So, Area of the given square = 5 × 5 = 52 = 25. Q. The area of square is 5 sq units. Calculate the length of each side.
How much is a square metre? ›
square metres is calculated by length multiplied by width whereas metres squared has the same length and width. 1 metres squared is 1 metre by length and 1 metre by width, and hence is 1 square metre.
How many square meters is a 12x12 room? ›
Therefore, a 12 feet by 12 feet area is approximately 13.378 square meters.
How to measure 5 square feet? ›
Multiply the length by the width and you'll have the square feet. Here's a basic formula you can follow: Length (in feet) x width (in feet) = area in sq. ft. Tip: If you can't picture what a square foot is, try drawing a square that is 1 foot tall by 1 foot wide—you've got one square foot!
How big is a 5m2 room? ›
5 squared metres = (5^2)m = 25 metres - not a common term though. But a room 5 metres square (no "d") would be a square room of side length 5m, which would be 25 metres squared. 5 metres square = 5 square metres.
How many square meters is a 10x10 room? ›
It is 9.29 sq m. To get this answer, compute the area in sq ft as 10 × 10 = 100 sq ft and recall that 1 sq ft = 0.0929 sq m .
How big is a square meter visually? ›
It is the area of a square with sides one metre in length.
5 = 25 square metres.