Convert candle / square foot to nit

Learn how to convert 1 candle / square foot to nit step by step.

Calculation Breakdown

Set up the equation
\(1.0\left(\dfrac{candle}{square \text{ } foot}\right)={\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x}\left(nit\right)\)
Define the base values of the selected units in relation to the SI unit \(\left(\dfrac{candela}{square \text{ } meter}\right)\)
\(\text{Left side: 1.0 } \left(\dfrac{candle}{square \text{ } foot}\right) = {\color{rgb(89,182,91)} \dfrac{1.0}{9.290304 \times 10^{-2}}\left(\dfrac{candela}{square \text{ } meter}\right)} = {\color{rgb(89,182,91)} \dfrac{1.0}{9.290304 \times 10^{-2}}\left(\dfrac{cd}{m^{2}}\right)}\)
\(\text{Right side: 1.0 } \left(nit\right) = {\color{rgb(125,164,120)} 1.0\left(\dfrac{candela}{square \text{ } meter}\right)} = {\color{rgb(125,164,120)} 1.0\left(\dfrac{cd}{m^{2}}\right)}\)
Insert known values into the conversion equation to determine \({\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x}\)
\(1.0\left(\dfrac{candle}{square \text{ } foot}\right)={\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x}\left(nit\right)\)
\(\text{Insert known values } =>\)
\(1.0 \times {\color{rgb(89,182,91)} \dfrac{1.0}{9.290304 \times 10^{-2}}} \times {\color{rgb(89,182,91)} \left(\dfrac{candela}{square \text{ } meter}\right)} = {\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x} \times {\color{rgb(125,164,120)} {\color{rgb(125,164,120)} 1.0}} \times {\color{rgb(125,164,120)} \left(\dfrac{candela}{square \text{ } meter}\right)}\)
\(\text{Or}\)
\(1.0 \cdot {\color{rgb(89,182,91)} \dfrac{1.0}{9.290304 \times 10^{-2}}} \cdot {\color{rgb(89,182,91)} \left(\dfrac{cd}{m^{2}}\right)} = {\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x} \cdot {\color{rgb(125,164,120)} 1.0} \cdot {\color{rgb(125,164,120)} \left(\dfrac{cd}{m^{2}}\right)}\)
\(\text{Cancel SI units}\)
\(1.0 \times {\color{rgb(89,182,91)} \dfrac{1.0}{9.290304 \times 10^{-2}}} \cdot {\color{rgb(89,182,91)} \cancel{\left(\dfrac{cd}{m^{2}}\right)}} = {\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x} \times {\color{rgb(125,164,120)} 1.0} \times {\color{rgb(125,164,120)} \cancel{\left(\dfrac{cd}{m^{2}}\right)}}\)
\(\text{Conversion Equation}\)
\(\dfrac{1.0}{9.290304 \times 10^{-2}} = {\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x} \times 1.0\)
\(\text{Simplify}\)
\(\dfrac{1.0}{9.290304 \times 10^{-2}} = {\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x}\)
Switch sides
\({\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x} = \dfrac{1.0}{9.290304 \times 10^{-2}}\)
Rewrite equation
\(\dfrac{1.0}{10^{-2}}\text{ can be rewritten to }10^{2}\)
\(\text{Rewrite}\)
\({\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x} = \dfrac{10^{2}}{9.290304}\)
Solve \({\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x}\)
\({\color{rgb(20,165,174)} x}\approx10.763910417\approx10.7639\)
\(\text{Conversion Equation}\)
\(1.0\left(\dfrac{candle}{square \text{ } foot}\right)\approx{\color{rgb(20,165,174)} 10.7639}\left(nit\right)\)

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