Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Speed conversions

The basic formula to convert from km/h to m/s is

value * 1000 m/3600 sec)
ie , value * 5/18

For converting m/s to km/h, it is

value * 3600 sec/1000 m)
ie , value * 18/5

Example for converting 60 km/h to m/s

60*5/18 = 16.66 m/s