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 642 kilometers per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 642 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

642 km/h → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 642 km/h × 0.277777777778 m/s

V_(m/s) = 178.33333333348 m/s

The final result is:

642 km/h → 178.33333333348 m/s

We conclude that 642 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 178.33333333348 meters per second:

642 kilometers per hour = 178.33333333348 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 0.0056074766355095 × 642 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 642 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0056074766355095 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

642 km/h ≅ 178.333 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero six times six hundred 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