Units of Meters

In this article discuss about standard units (international system) of meters. The meter (or meter), symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).The meters is the length of path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299792458 of a seconds.

The Basic Units of Length is Meters (m):

Linear measures     Short form of writing

Millimeter                         mm

Centimeter                         cm

Decimeter                          dm

Meter                                m

Decameter                         dam

Hectometer                         hm

Kilometer                           km

Some examples of units values:

1 mm = 0.001 m

1 cm = 0.01 m

1 dc = 0.1 m

1 km = 1000 m

Units of Meters - Examples:

Units of meters - Example 1:

Convert 378.6 cm into meter

Solution:

Here the conversion is from centimeter to meter. i.e. from lower unit to higher unit

100cm = 1m.

Hence 378.6cm = 378.6/100 m

= 3.786 m (shifting the decimal two digits to the left)

Units of meters - Example 2:

Convert 40.1735 km into meter.

Solution:

Here the conversion is from higher to lower. Hence we have to shift the decimal point to the right.

1km = 1000 m

40.1735 km = 40.1735 × 1000 m

= 40173.5 m

Units of meters - Example 3:

Convert 6m into millimeter.

Solution:

Note: Here we are converting the unit meter into millimeter. i.e. from higher unit to lower unit. So the operation should be multiplication.

1 m = 1000 mm

Hence 6 m = 6 × 1000 mm

= 6000 mm

Units of meters - Example 4:

Convert 778.6 cm into meter

Solution:

Here the conversion is from centimeter to meter. i.e. from lower unit to higher unit

100cm = 1m.

Hence 778.6cm = 778.6/100 m

= 7.786 m (shifting the decimal two digits to the left)

Units of meters - Example 5:

Convert 90.1736 km into meter.

Solution:

Here the conversion is from higher to lower. Hence we have to shift the decimal point to the right.

1km = 1000 m

90.1736 km = 90.1736 × 1000 m

= 90173.6 m

Units of meters - Example 6:

Convert 9m into millimeter.

Solution:

Note: Here we are converting the unit meter into millimeter. i.e. from higher unit to lower unit. So the operation should be multiplication.

1 m = 1000 mm

Hence 9 m = 9 × 1000 mm

= 9000 mm.