Can you convert miles per hour to pound-force?

elmarsur · Jan 19, 2011

How would I convert mph into lb-force?

Thank you.

schip666! · Jan 19, 2011

If it's decelerating from the given mph to zero, multiply by the mass in pounds: F = MA

tiny-tim · Jan 19, 2011

elmarsur said:

How would I convert mph into lb-force?

hmm … i don't understand either the question or the answer

…

what is the context? why exactly are you trying to convert a speed into a force?

K^2 · Jan 19, 2011

You don't convert between these two. These are units of completely different quantities. It's like asking how to convert between feet and hours. You can't.

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