How big is one square metre?

One square meter is an area of 10,000 square centimeters (10,000 cm2). It can be a rectangle of any proportions having dimensions of length and width that produce a product of 10,000 cm2 when multiplied together (100 cm x 100 cm or 50 cm x 200 cm for example), a triangle having base x height / 2 = 10,000 cm2, or any other plane geometric figure having a total area of 10,000 cm2.