Question

What is the speed of a car going v=1.000mph in SI units? Notice that you will need to change from miles to meters and from hours to seconds. You can do each conversion separately. Use the facts that 1mile=1609m and 1hour=3600s.

Express your answer in meters per second to four significant figures.

Answer 1

Answer: speed = 446.4m/s

Explanation: 1000mph implies that 1000 miles / 1 hour.

But it has been given that 1mile = 1609m,

hence

1000 miles = 1000 * 1609 = 1,609,000m

And I hour = 3600s

Hence 1000mph = 1,609,000/ 3600

1000 = 446.4m/s