Question

Is there a formula for finding the area of irregular polygons?

Answer 1

Not that I know of. I just break all the shapes into triangles or rectangles and add them together

Answer 2

Yes there is one. It doesn't work with self-intersecting polygons though.

http://www.mathopenref.com/coordpolygonarea.html

Answer 3

nice @thomas5267

Answer 4

my polygon is a self intersecting polygon 😒

Answer 5

just break it up into triangles then. It works every time