Acre
General Information
Unit system | US customary units and the British imperial systems |
Unit of | Area |
Symbol | acre or ac |
The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial and US customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one chain by one furlong (66 by 660 feet), which is exactly equal to 10 square chains, 1⁄640 of a square mile, or 43,560 square feet, and approximately 4,047 m2, or about 40% of a hectare. Based upon the International yard and pound agreement of 1959, an acre may be declared as exactly 4,046.8564224 square metres. One recognised symbol for the acre is ac,but the word "acre" is also used as the symbol.
Square Inch
A square inch is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of one inch. The square inch is a common unit of measurement in the United States and the United Kingdom.