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 500 kilometers per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 500 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
500 km/h → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 500 km/h × 0.277777777778 m/s
V(m/s) = 138.888888889 m/s
The final result is:
500 km/h → 138.888888889 m/s
We conclude that 500 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 138.888888889 meters per second:
500 kilometers per hour = 138.888888889 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 0.0071999999999942 × 500 kilometers per hour.
Another way is saying that 500 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0071999999999942 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred kilometers per hour is approximately one hundred thirty-eight point eight eight nine meters per second:
500 km/h ≅ 138.889 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero seven times five hundred 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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501 kilometers per hour | 139.167 meters per second |
502 kilometers per hour | 139.444 meters per second |
503 kilometers per hour | 139.722 meters per second |
504 kilometers per hour | 140 meters per second |
505 kilometers per hour | 140.278 meters per second |
506 kilometers per hour | 140.556 meters per second |
507 kilometers per hour | 140.833 meters per second |
508 kilometers per hour | 141.111 meters per second |
509 kilometers per hour | 141.389 meters per second |
510 kilometers per hour | 141.667 meters per second |