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The following conversions occur frequently in physics and are very useful. (a) Use 1 mi = 5280 ft and 1 h = 3600 s to convert 60 mph to units of ft>s. (b) The acceleration of a freely falling object is 32 ft>s 2 . Use 1 ft = 30.48 cm to express this acceleration in units of m>s 2 . (c) The density of water is 1.0 g>cm3 . Convert this density to units of kg>m3

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The following conversions occur frequently in physics and are very useful. (a) Use 1 mi = 5280 ft and 1 h = 3600 s to convert 60 mph to units of ft>s. (b) The acceleration of a freely falling object is 32 ft>s 2 . Use 1 ft = 30.48 cm to express this acceleration in units of m>s 2 . (c) The density of water is 1.0 g>cm3 . Convert this density to units of kg>m3

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The speed from miles per hour to feet per second is converted as,

                                                                    

Therefore, the speed from miles per hour to feet per second is .

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