One millimeter equals 0.0393701 inches, to convert 42 mm to inches we have to multiply the amount of millimeters by 0.0393701 to obtain the width, height or length in inches. 42 mm is equal to 42 mm x 0.0393701 = 1.653543 inches. The result is the following:
42 mm = 1.653543 inches
The millimeter (symbol: mm) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to 1/1000 meter (or 1E-3 meter), which is also an engineering standard unit. 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
An inch (symbol: in) is a unit of length. It is defined as 1⁄12 of a foot, also is 1⁄36 of a yard. Though traditional standards for the exact length of an inch have varied, it is equal to exactly 25.4 mm. The inch is a popularly used customary unit of length in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
To calculate a millimeter value to the corresponding value in inches, just multiply the quantity in millimeters by 0.0393701 (the conversion factor).
inches = millimeters * 0.0393701
The factor 0.0393701 is the result from the division 1 / 25.4 (inch definition). Therefore, another way would be:
inches = millimeters / 25.4
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