42 inches in centimeters

Result

The conversion result is: 42 inches is equivalent to 106.68 centimeters.[1]


Conversion formula
How to convert 42 inches to centimeters?

We know (by definition) that: 1 in = 2.54 cm.

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of centimeters.

1 in / 42 in = 2.54 cm / x cm

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

x cm = (42 in / 1 in) * 2.54 cm x cm = 106.68 cm

Conclusion:

42 in = 106.68 cm


Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.00937382827146607 times 42 inches.

It can also be expressed as: 42 inches is equal to 1 / 0.00937382827146607 centimeters.


Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: forty-two inches is about zero centimeters, or alternatively, a centimeter is about zero point zero one times forty-two inches.



Footnotes

[1] The precision is 15 significant digits (fourteen digits to the right of the decimal point).

Results may contain small errors due to the use of floating point arithmetic.