To convert a speed from kilometers per hour (km/h) to meters per second (m/s), you can use the conversion factors:
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
1 hour = 3,600 seconds
Here's the conversion for 2 km/h:
\[ 2 \text{ km/h} = 2 \times \frac{1000 \text{ m}}{1 \text{ km}} \times \frac{1 \text{ h}}{3600 \text{ s}} \]
Calculating it step by step:
\[ 2 \times \frac{1000}{3600} = \frac{2000}{3600} \]
Now simplify:
\[ \frac{2000}{3600} = \frac{5}{9} \text{ m/s} \approx 0.5556 \text{ m/s} \]
To convert meters per second to meters per minute, since there are 60 seconds in a minute:
\[ 0.5556 \text{ m/s} \times 60 \text{ s/min} = 33.336 \text{ m/min} \]
So, 2 km/h is approximately 33.34 meters per minute.
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