Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet to meters is 0.3048, which means that 1 foot is equal to 0.3048 meters:
1 ft = 0.3048 m
To convert 1.7 feet into meters we have to multiply 1.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft → 0.3048 m
1.7 ft → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 1.7 ft × 0.3048 m
L(m) = 0.51816 m
The final result is:
1.7 ft → 0.51816 m
We conclude that 1.7 feet is equivalent to 0.51816 meters:
1.7 feet = 0.51816 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 1.929905820596 × 1.7 feet.
Another way is saying that 1.7 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 1.929905820596 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one point seven feet is approximately zero point five one eight meters:
1.7 ft ≅ 0.518 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately one point nine three times one point seven feet.
Conversion table
feet to meters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to meters
feet (ft) | meters (m) |
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2.7 feet | 0.823 meters |
3.7 feet | 1.128 meters |
4.7 feet | 1.433 meters |
5.7 feet | 1.737 meters |
6.7 feet | 2.042 meters |
7.7 feet | 2.347 meters |
8.7 feet | 2.652 meters |
9.7 feet | 2.957 meters |
10.7 feet | 3.261 meters |
11.7 feet | 3.566 meters |