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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to meters per second is 0.3048, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.3048 meters per second:

1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s

To convert 173 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 173 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.3048 m/s

173 ft/s → V(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V(m/s) = 173 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s

V(m/s) = 52.7304 m/s

The final result is:

173 ft/s → 52.7304 m/s

We conclude that 173 feet per second is equivalent to 52.7304 meters per second:

173 feet per second = 52.7304 meters per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.018964392456723 × 173 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 173 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.018964392456723 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy-three feet per second is approximately fifty-two point seven three meters per second:

173 ft/s ≅ 52.73 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one nine times one hundred seventy-three feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to meters per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to meters per second

feet per second (ft/s) meters per second (m/s)
174 feet per second 53.035 meters per second
175 feet per second 53.34 meters per second
176 feet per second 53.645 meters per second
177 feet per second 53.95 meters per second
178 feet per second 54.254 meters per second
179 feet per second 54.559 meters per second
180 feet per second 54.864 meters per second
181 feet per second 55.169 meters per second
182 feet per second 55.474 meters per second
183 feet per second 55.778 meters per second