Question #350570

One international nautical mile is defined as exactly 6076.1155ft and a speed of 1 knot is defined as one international nautical mile per hour. What is the speed in meters per second of a boat traveling at a speed of 14 knots?

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2022-06-15T13:02:04-0400

1 international nautical mile= 6076.1155 ft= 1852 meter= 1.852 km1 ~international ~nautical ~mile =~ 6076.1155~ ft =~1852~meter =~1.852 ~km



1 knot= 1 international nautical mile/hour= 1.852 km/hour1 ~knot =~ 1 ~international ~nautical ~mile/hour=~1.852 ~km/hour



14 knot= 14 1.852= 25.928 km/hour14~knot = ~14*~ 1.852 =~ 25.928 ~km/hour



1 km/hour=0.27778 meter/sec1~km/hour = 0.27778 ~meter/sec


25.928 km/hour= 25.928 0.27778= 7.2meter/sec25.928~km/hour =~ 25.928 *~ 0.27778 =~\bold{ 7.2 meter/sec}



Answer: 7.2 meter/sec





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