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 5042 kilometers per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 5042 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

5042 km/h → V_(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V_(m/s) = 5042 km/h × 0.277777777778 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1400.5555555567 m/s

The final result is:

5042 km/h → 1400.5555555567 m/s

We conclude that 5042 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 1400.5555555567 meters per second:

5042 kilometers per hour = 1400.5555555567 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 0.00071400238000736 × 5042 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 5042 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00071400238000736 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand forty-two kilometers per hour is approximately one thousand four hundred point five five six meters per second:

5042 km/h ≅ 1400.556 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand forty-two 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