oggfile said:So the problem is:
Convert 35 km/h to in m/s.
I know that:
- 1 km = 10^3 m
- 1 h = 60 s
So I do:
35 km/h (10^3 m/1 km) (1 h/60 s) = 583 m/s
But the answer is 9.7 -- What??
stewartcs said:[tex] \frac{35km}{h} \cdot \frac{1000m}{1km} \cdot \frac{1h}{3600s}[/tex]
There are more seconds in an hour than 60!
Hope this helps.
CS
oggfile said:Wow, that was dumb of me. Seriously, I could simply NOT figure this out. Thanks a lot!
The formula for converting kilometers per hour (km/h) to meters per second (m/s) is:
m/s = km/h ÷ 3.6
To convert km/h to m/s, simply divide the speed in kilometers per hour by 3.6.
Kilometers per hour and meters per second are two different units used to measure speed. Converting between them allows for easier comparison and understanding of speed measurements.
Kilometers per hour is commonly used to measure the speed of vehicles such as cars, trains, and airplanes. Meters per second is often used in scientific and engineering calculations, as well as in sports to measure running and cycling speeds.
One shortcut for converting km/h to m/s is to simply move the decimal point one place to the left. For example, 60 km/h is equivalent to 6 m/s. However, this shortcut only works for multiples of 10.