Convert square foot to square meter
Please provide values below to convert square foot [ft^2] to square meter [m^2], or Convert square meter to square foot.
How to Convert Square Foot to Square Meter
1 ft^2 = 0.09290304 m^2
Example: convert 15 ft^2 to m^2:
15 ft^2 = 15 × 0.09290304 m^2 = 1.3935456 m^2
Square Foot to Square Meter Conversion Table
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Square Foot
A square foot is a unit of area measurement equal to the area of a square with sides of one foot in length.
History/Origin
The square foot has been used historically in the imperial and US customary systems for measuring areas, especially in real estate and construction, dating back to the adoption of the imperial system in the UK and its influence in the US.
Current Use
Today, the square foot is widely used in real estate, architecture, and interior design in the United States and other countries that employ imperial units to measure property sizes, building areas, and land plots.
Square Meter
A square meter (m^2) is the SI unit of area, representing the area of a square with sides of one meter each.
History/Origin
The square meter was established as part of the International System of Units (SI) in 1960, based on the meter defined by the speed of light, and has since become the standard unit for measuring area in the metric system.
Current Use
The square meter is widely used in various fields such as real estate, architecture, land measurement, and engineering to quantify surface areas of spaces and objects.