Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from kilometers per hour to meters per second is 0.277777777778, which means that 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.277777777778 meters per second:
1 km/h = 0.277777777778 m/s
To convert 138 kilometers per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 138 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from kilometers per hour to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 km/h → 0.277777777778 m/s
138 km/h → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 138 km/h × 0.277777777778 m/s
V(m/s) = 38.333333333364 m/s
The final result is:
138 km/h → 38.333333333364 m/s
We conclude that 138 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 38.333333333364 meters per second:
138 kilometers per hour = 38.333333333364 meters per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.026086956521718 × 138 kilometers per hour.
Another way is saying that 138 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.026086956521718 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred thirty-eight kilometers per hour is approximately thirty-eight point three three three meters per second:
138 km/h ≅ 38.333 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero two six times one hundred thirty-eight kilometers per hour.
Conversion table
kilometers per hour to meters per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilometers per hour to meters per second
kilometers per hour (km/h) | meters per second (m/s) |
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139 kilometers per hour | 38.611 meters per second |
140 kilometers per hour | 38.889 meters per second |
141 kilometers per hour | 39.167 meters per second |
142 kilometers per hour | 39.444 meters per second |
143 kilometers per hour | 39.722 meters per second |
144 kilometers per hour | 40 meters per second |
145 kilometers per hour | 40.278 meters per second |
146 kilometers per hour | 40.556 meters per second |
147 kilometers per hour | 40.833 meters per second |
148 kilometers per hour | 41.111 meters per second |