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 2942 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 2942 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
2942 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 2942 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 896.7216 m/s
The final result is:
2942 ft/s → 896.7216 m/s
We conclude that 2942 feet per second is equivalent to 896.7216 meters per second:
2942 feet per second = 896.7216 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 0.001115173315776 × 2942 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 2942 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001115173315776 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two thousand nine hundred forty-two feet per second is approximately eight hundred ninety-six point seven two two meters per second:
2942 ft/s ≅ 896.722 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand nine 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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2943 feet per second | 897.026 meters per second |
2944 feet per second | 897.331 meters per second |
2945 feet per second | 897.636 meters per second |
2946 feet per second | 897.941 meters per second |
2947 feet per second | 898.246 meters per second |
2948 feet per second | 898.55 meters per second |
2949 feet per second | 898.855 meters per second |
2950 feet per second | 899.16 meters per second |
2951 feet per second | 899.465 meters per second |
2952 feet per second | 899.77 meters per second |