Problem 1-3: Converting 1.0 m/s to 3.6 km/h

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PROBLEM:

Show that 1.0 m/s=3.6 km/h.

Hint: Show the explicit steps involved in converting 1.0 m/s=3.6 km/h.

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SOLUTION:

We know that 1 hr = 3600 s, and 1 km = 1000 m.

1.0 m/s=1.0 ms×3600 s1 hr×1 km1000 m=3.6 km/hr  (Answer)\begin{aligned} 1.0 \ \text{m/s} & = 1.0 \ \frac{\bcancel{\text{m}}}{ \bcancel{\text{s}}} \times \frac{3600 \ \bcancel{\text{s}}}{1 \ \text{hr}}\times \frac{1 \ \text{km}}{1000 \ \bcancel{\text{m}}} \\ \\ & =3.6 \ \text{km/hr} \ \qquad \ \color{DarkOrange} \left( \text{Answer} \right) \end{aligned}
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