{"id":203357,"date":"2025-03-19T06:32:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=203357"},"modified":"2025-03-19T06:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:32:33","slug":"convert-these-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/19\/convert-these-units\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert these units"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Convert these units.<br>a) From 1 kg-m\/s2 to 1bm-ft2\/s2.<br>b) From 1 ft-lb\u0119 to dyne-cm.<br>c) From 1 lb\/ft2-h to kg\/m2-s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s solve each conversion step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(a) Convert 1 kg\u00b7m\/s\u00b2 to lbm\u00b7ft\/s\u00b2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1 kg\u00b7m\/s\u00b2 is equivalent to 1 Newton (N). We convert it to pound-mass (lbm) and feet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>( 1 ) kg = ( 2.20462 ) lbm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>( 1 ) m = ( 3.28084 ) ft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus,<br>[<br>1 \\text{ kg\u00b7m\/s\u00b2} = (1 \\times 2.20462) \\text{ lbm} \\times (1 \\times 3.28084) \\text{ ft\/s\u00b2}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>= 2.20462 \\times 3.28084 \\text{ lbm\u00b7ft\/s\u00b2}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>= 7.233 lbm\u00b7ft\/s\u00b2<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(b) Convert 1 ft\u00b7lbf to dyne\u00b7cm<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1 foot-pound force (ft\u00b7lbf) is defined as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>1 \\text{ ft\u00b7lbf} = 1.35582 \\text{ J}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1 Joule = ( 10^7 ) dyne\u00b7cm,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>1.35582 \\times 10^7 = 1.35582 \\times 10^7 \\text{ dyne\u00b7cm}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>(c) Convert 1 lb\/ft\u00b2\u00b7h to kg\/m\u00b2\u00b7s<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1 lb\/ft\u00b2\u00b7h means pounds per square foot per hour. Convert step by step:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>( 1 ) lb = ( 0.453592 ) kg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>( 1 ) ft\u00b2 = ( 0.092903 ) m\u00b2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>( 1 ) hour = ( 3600 ) s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>1 \\frac{\\text{lb}}{\\text{ft}^2\\cdot \\text{h}} = \\frac{0.453592}{0.092903 \\times 3600} \\text{ kg\/m}^2\\text{\u00b7s}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>= \\frac{0.453592}{334.45}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>= 0.001356 \\text{ kg\/m}^2\\text{\u00b7s}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explanation (300 words)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unit conversion is an essential concept in physics and engineering. It allows quantities to be expressed in different measurement systems. Here, we converted three different units using fundamental conversion factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>part (a)<\/strong>, we converted Newton (kg\u00b7m\/s\u00b2) to lbm\u00b7ft\/s\u00b2 using the conversion factors for mass (1 kg = 2.20462 lbm) and length (1 m = 3.28084 ft). By multiplying these values, we obtained 7.233 lbm\u00b7ft\/s\u00b2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>part (b)<\/strong>, we converted foot-pound force (ft\u00b7lbf) to dyne-centimeters (dyne\u00b7cm). Since 1 ft\u00b7lbf equals 1.35582 Joules, and 1 Joule equals ( 10^7 ) dyne\u00b7cm, simple multiplication gave 1.35582 \u00d7 ( 10^7 ) dyne\u00b7cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>part (c)<\/strong>, we converted pound per square foot per hour (lb\/ft\u00b2\u00b7h) to kilogram per square meter per second (kg\/m\u00b2\u00b7s). The conversion used fundamental relationships: 1 lb = 0.453592 kg, 1 ft\u00b2 = 0.092903 m\u00b2, and 1 hour = 3600 seconds. After dividing, we obtained 0.001356 kg\/m\u00b2\u00b7s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding these conversions is crucial in real-world applications such as engineering, physics, and material science. It ensures consistency in calculations, compatibility between different unit systems, and proper analysis of physical phenomena across international standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Convert these units.a) From 1 kg-m\/s2 to 1bm-ft2\/s2.b) From 1 ft-lb\u0119 to dyne-cm.c) From 1 lb\/ft2-h to kg\/m2-s. The correct answer and explanation is : Let&#8217;s solve each conversion step by step. (a) Convert 1 kg\u00b7m\/s\u00b2 to lbm\u00b7ft\/s\u00b2 1 kg\u00b7m\/s\u00b2 is equivalent to 1 Newton (N). We convert it to pound-mass (lbm) and feet: Thus,[1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-203357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}