Convert Kilopound to Kilonewton (kips to kn)
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Kilopound (abbreviation: kips): is a unit of force, equivalent to 1000 pounds (lb) which is used in some systems of measurement including English Engineering units and the British Gravitational System. Also, it is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement.
Kilonewton (abbreviation: kN): is the International System of Units (SI) derived unit of force where 1 kN = 1000 N. It is named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on classical mechanics, specifically Newton's second law of motion.
How to Convert Kilopounds to Kilonewton
Example: How many kilonewton are equivalent to 17.37 kilopounds?
As;
1 kilopounds = 4.4482204893932 kilonewton
17.37 kilopounds = Y kilonewton
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 17.37 times 4.4482204893932 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 17.37 * 4.4482204893932 / 1 = 77.26558990076 kilonewton
Answer is: 77.26558990076 kilonewton are equivalent to 17.37 kilopounds.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into kn:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 15.63 kips
( ii ) 74.43 kips
( iii ) 77.51 kips
