Definition:Displacement/Unit/Foot

FPS unit of Displacement

The FPS unit of displacement is the foot.

Conversion Factors

\(\ds \)

\(\)

\(\ds 1\)

foot

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 12\)

inches

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds \dfrac 1 3\)

yard

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 30 \cdotp 48\)

centimetres

\(\quad\) (exact)

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 0 \cdotp 3048\)

metres

\(\quad\) (exact)

Symbol

$\mathrm {ft}$

The symbol for the foot is $\mathrm {ft}$.

Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {ft} .