Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from miles per hour to meters per second is 0.44704, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.44704 meters per second:
1 mph = 0.44704 m/s
To convert 1997 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 1997 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mph → 0.44704 m/s
1997 mph → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1997 mph × 0.44704 m/s
V(m/s) = 892.73888 m/s
The final result is:
1997 mph → 892.73888 m/s
We conclude that 1997 miles per hour is equivalent to 892.73888 meters per second:
1997 miles per hour = 892.73888 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 0.0011201483685801 × 1997 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 1997 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011201483685801 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 nine hundred ninety-seven miles per hour is approximately eight hundred ninety-two point seven three nine meters per second:
1997 mph ≅ 892.739 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven miles per hour.
Conversion table
miles per hour to meters per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to meters per second
miles per hour (mph) | meters per second (m/s) |
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1998 miles per hour | 893.186 meters per second |
1999 miles per hour | 893.633 meters per second |
2000 miles per hour | 894.08 meters per second |
2001 miles per hour | 894.527 meters per second |
2002 miles per hour | 894.974 meters per second |
2003 miles per hour | 895.421 meters per second |
2004 miles per hour | 895.868 meters per second |
2005 miles per hour | 896.315 meters per second |
2006 miles per hour | 896.762 meters per second |
2007 miles per hour | 897.209 meters per second |