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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 9.8 kilometers per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 9.8 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

9.8 km/h → V(m/s)

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

V(m/s) = 9.8 km/h × 0.277777777778 m/s

V(m/s) = 2.7222222222244 m/s

The final result is:

9.8 km/h → 2.7222222222244 m/s

We conclude that 9.8 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 2.7222222222244 meters per second:

9.8 kilometers per hour = 2.7222222222244 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 0.36734693877522 × 9.8 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 9.8 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.36734693877522 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine point eight kilometers per hour is approximately two point seven two two meters per second:

9.8 km/h ≅ 2.722 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point three six seven times nine point 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)
10.8 kilometers per hour 3 meters per second
11.8 kilometers per hour 3.278 meters per second
12.8 kilometers per hour 3.556 meters per second
13.8 kilometers per hour 3.833 meters per second
14.8 kilometers per hour 4.111 meters per second
15.8 kilometers per hour 4.389 meters per second
16.8 kilometers per hour 4.667 meters per second
17.8 kilometers per hour 4.944 meters per second
18.8 kilometers per hour 5.222 meters per second
19.8 kilometers per hour 5.5 meters per second