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SI unit Square metre [m
SI unit Sqre [m2]
In SI base units 1 m2
Dimension {\displaystyle {\mates.[4] For shapes with curved boundary, calculus is
usually required to compute the area. Indeed, the problem of determining the area
of plane figures was a major motivation for the historical development of calculus.
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For a solid shape such as a or cylinder, the area of its boundary surface is
called the surface area.[1][6][7] Formulas for the sis related to the definition of
determinants in linear algebra, ane is defined using Lebesgue measure,[9] though
not every subset is measurable.ons.[1]

Area can be defined throu

An approach to defining what is meant by "area" is through axioms. "Area" can be
defined as a function from a collection M of special kind of plane figures (termed
measurable sets) to the set of real numbers, which satisfies the folngruent to T
then T is also in M and a(S) = a(T).
Every rectangle R is in M. If the rectangle has length h and breadth k then a(R) =
hk.
Let Q be a set enclosed betegions S and T. A step region is formed from a finite
union of adjacent rectangles restingtep regions S and T, then a(Q) = c.
It can be proved that such an area function actually exists.[11]

Non-metric units
In non-metric units, the conversion between two square units is the square of the
conversion between the corresponding length units.

1 foot = 12 inches,
the relationship between square feet and square inches is

1 square foot = 144 square inches,

where 144 = 122 = 12 × 12. Similarly:

1 square yard = 9 square feet

1 square mile = 3,097,600 square yards = 27,878,400 square feet
In addition, conversion factors include:

1 square inch = 6.4516 square centimetres

1 square foot = 0.09290304 square metres
1 square yard = 0.83612736 square metres
1 square mile = 2.589988110336 square kilometres