Re: Terrible unit trouble in Mathematic 9
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- Subject: [mg129160] Re: Terrible unit trouble in Mathematic 9
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357 at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:55:06 -0500 (EST)
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$Version
9.0 for Mac OS X x86 (64-bit) (November 20, 2012)
Either use Mathematica recognized units
UnitConvert[Quantity[55,"Miles"/"Hours"],"Meters"/"Seconds"]
96800/3937 m/s
%//N
24.5872 m/s
%//InputForm
Quantity[24.58724917449835,
"Meters"/"Seconds"]
Or use WolframAlpha to interpret the vernacular
WolframAlpha["convert 55 mi/hr to m/s",
{{"Result",1},"ComputableData"}]
24.59 m/s
%//InputForm
Quantity[24.59, "Meters"/
"Seconds"]
Bob Hanlon
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 2:39 AM, <tio540s1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I continue to receive "Unable to interpret unit specification m/s" (for e=
xample, but almost anything I attempt returns this message) with input:
> UnitConvert[55 mi/h,"m/s"] or UnitConvert[55 mi/h,m/s] or any other combi=
nation of quotes, omitted quotes, etc. Even the prediction/suggestion box, =
when I execute Quantity[55,"mi/hour"}, after it returns 55 mi/h, if I type =
in any combination of m/s, "m"/"s", "m/s", etc. into the box that opens whe=
n I select "Convert" in the prediction box yields the same "unable to inter=
pret unit specification.
>
> What the heck????
>
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