Unit Converter
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 1742 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1742 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
1742 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1742 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 530.9616 m/s
The final result is:
1742 ft/s → 530.9616 m/s
We conclude that 1742 feet per second is equivalent to 530.9616 meters per second:
1742 feet per second = 530.9616 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 0.0018833753702716 × 1742 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1742 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018833753702716 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seven hundred forty-two feet per second is approximately five hundred thirty point nine six two meters per second:
1742 ft/s ≅ 530.962 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand seven hundred forty-two 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) |
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1743 feet per second | 531.266 meters per second |
1744 feet per second | 531.571 meters per second |
1745 feet per second | 531.876 meters per second |
1746 feet per second | 532.181 meters per second |
1747 feet per second | 532.486 meters per second |
1748 feet per second | 532.79 meters per second |
1749 feet per second | 533.095 meters per second |
1750 feet per second | 533.4 meters per second |
1751 feet per second | 533.705 meters per second |
1752 feet per second | 534.01 meters per second |