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1 foot (ft) = 30.48 centimeter (cm). Foot (ft) is a unit of Length used in Standard system. Centimeter (cm) is a unit of Length used in Metric system.

Foot: A Unit of Length

The foot (ft) is a unit of length used in the US customary systemwhich is one of the systems of measurement used in the United States and some other countries. The foot is equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meter. The foot is also a derived unit in the imperial systemwhich is the official system of measurement for the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth countries. The symbol for foot is ft or ′. The foot is used for measuring short distances and dimensionssuch as the height of a person or the width of a door. The foot is named after the human footwhich was used as a standard of measurement in ancient times. In this articlewe will explore the definitionhistoryusage and conversion of the foot as a unit of length.

How to Convert Foot

The US customary system is a system of measurement that uses units such as inchyardmileouncepoundgallonetc. The US customary system is based on the English system of measurement that was used before the adoption of the metric system.

To convert foot to other units of length in the US customary systemwe need to know the relationship between foot and other units. Here are some common units and their equivalent values in feet:

To convert foot to any of these unitswe need to multiply or divide by the appropriate factor. For exampleto convert 10 feet to incheswe need to multiply by 12:

10 feet x 12 = 120 inches

To convert 10 feet to mileswe need to divide by 5280:

10 feet / 5280 = 0.00189 miles

To convert 10 feet to fathomswe need to divide by 6:

10 feet / 6 = 1.667 fathoms

To convert 10 feet to rodswe need to divide by 16.5:

10 feet / 16.5 = 0.606 rods

To convert foot to other units of length in the SI systemwe need to know the relationship between foot and meter. The meter is the base unit of length in the SI system and it is defined as “the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299792458 seconds.” One foot is equal to 0.3048 meters.

To convert foot to any other unit of length in the SI systemwe need to multiply or divide by the appropriate power of ten and add a prefix. Here are some common units and their equivalent values in meters:

To convert foot to any of these unitswe need to multiply by the appropriate factor and add a prefix.

Centimeter: A Unit of Length

The centimeter (cm) is a unit of length in the metric systemwhich is the most widely used system of measurement in the world. The centimeter is equal to one hundredth of a meterwhich is the SI base unit of length. The centimeter is also a derived unit in the International System of Units (SI)which is the official system of measurement for science and engineering. The symbol for centimeter is cm. The centimeter is used for measuring small distances and dimensionssuch as the width of a fingernail or the diameter of a coin. The centimeter is also used for measuring areas and volumessuch as the area of a sheet of paper or the volume of a water bottle. The centimeter is named after the centi prefixwhich means one hundredth in Latin. In this articlewe will explore the definitionhistoryusage and conversion of the centimeter as a unit of length.

How to Convert Centimeter

The centimeter can be converted to other units of length by using conversion factors or formulas. Here are some examples of how to convert centimeters to other units of length in the SI systemthe US customary system and other systems:

• To convert centimeters to millimetersmultiply by 10. For example10 cm = 10 × 10 = 100 mm.
• To convert centimeters to metersdivide by 100. For example10 cm = 10 / 100 = 0.1 m.
• To convert centimeters to kilometersdivide by 100000. For example10 cm = 10 / 100000 = 0.0001 km.
• To convert centimeters to inchesmultiply by 0.3937. For example10 cm = 10 × 0.3937 = 3.937 in.
• To convert centimeters to feetmultiply by 0.0328. For example10 cm = 10 × 0.0328 = 0.328 ft.
• To convert centimeters to yardsmultiply by 0.0109. For example10 cm = 10 × 0.0109 = 0.109 yd.
• To convert centimeters to milesmultiply by 0.0000062137. For example10 cm = 10 × 0.0000062137 = 0.000062137 mi.
• To convert centimeters to nanometersmultiply by 10000000. For exampleone cm = one × 10000000 = 10000000 nm.
• To convert centimeters to micrometersmultiply by 10000. For exampleone cm = one × 10000 = 10000 µm.