Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters to yards is 1.0936132983377, which means that 1 meter is equal to 1.0936132983377 yards:

1 m = 1.0936132983377 yd

To convert 1042 meters into yards we have to multiply 1042 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from meters to yards. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m → 1.0936132983377 yd

1042 m → L_(yd)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in yards:

L_(yd) = 1042 m × 1.0936132983377 yd

L_(yd) = 1139.5450568679 yd

The final result is:

1042 m → 1139.5450568679 yd

We conclude that 1042 meters is equivalent to 1139.5450568679 yards:

1042 meters = 1139.5450568679 yards

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 yard is equal to 0.00087754318618042 × 1042 meters.

Another way is saying that 1042 meters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00087754318618042 yards.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-two meters is approximately one thousand one hundred thirty-nine point five four five yards:

1042 m ≅ 1139.545 yd

An alternative is also that one yard is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand forty-two meters.

Conversion table

meters to yards chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters to yards