# How large is this

1. May 13, 2006

### Boaboa

when A4 is devided into 2 columns, how wide is each column in inch ?
I only know metric system

2. May 13, 2006

### Cyrus

One gazillion.

3. May 13, 2006

### wolram

It is a fraction of a rod, pole or perch, but then you could use chains or
furlongs.

4. May 13, 2006

### Boaboa

paper size is A4, i meant,
now i divided it into 2 columns, and want to addin an image but don't know what size of the image would fit the column size, I use png and define in my latex file width=1.5in but the color looks terrible then.
image size defined is 2.0in but when i don't define image size in latex file, error says unable to define image size.
Now you understand what I mean

Please if I can't finish this in time, I will be graded worse and no time for me to fix

5. May 13, 2006

### Curious3141

Isn't this simple to figure out? A4 is 297 mm by 210 mm. Since it's longer than it's wide the latter must be the width. Divide that by two to get your answer. If you need it in inches, remember 25.4 mm = 1 in.

Don't forget the left/right margins in your reckoning, though.

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6. May 13, 2006

### wolram

7. May 13, 2006

### Moonbear

Staff Emeritus
A4 is 8.27 inches across, according to Word.

Wouldn't it have just been easier to use metric units to create your image if that's what you're more familiar with? I've never run into software where you couldn't choose between inches and cm as your unit for measure.

8. May 13, 2006