Definition:Velocity/Unit/Foot per Second

FPS unit of velocity

The FPS unit of velocity is the foot per second.

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$\ds \mathrm {ft \, s^{-1} }$

foot per second

$\quad$ FPS unit

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$\ds 30 \cdotp 48$

$\ds \mathrm {cm \, s^{-1} }$

centimetres per second

$\quad$ CGS unit

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$\ds \mathrm {m \, s^{-1} }$

metre per second

$\quad$ SI unit

$\mathrm {ft \, s^{-1} }$ or $\mathrm {ft / s}$

The symbol for the foot per second is $\mathrm {ft \, s^{-1} }$ or, less formally, $\mathrm {ft / s}$.

The $\LaTeX$ code for $\mathrm {ft \, s^{-1} }$ is \mathrm {ft \, s^{-1} } .

The $\LaTeX$ code for $\mathrm {ft / s}$ is \mathrm {ft / s} .

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