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 797 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 797 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
797 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 797 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 242.9256 m/s
The final result is:
797 ft/s → 242.9256 m/s
We conclude that 797 feet per second is equivalent to 242.9256 meters per second:
797 feet per second = 242.9256 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 0.0041164866938684 × 797 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 797 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0041164866938684 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred ninety-seven feet per second is approximately two hundred forty-two point nine two six meters per second:
797 ft/s ≅ 242.926 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero four times seven hundred ninety-seven 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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798 feet per second | 243.23 meters per second |
799 feet per second | 243.535 meters per second |
800 feet per second | 243.84 meters per second |
801 feet per second | 244.145 meters per second |
802 feet per second | 244.45 meters per second |
803 feet per second | 244.754 meters per second |
804 feet per second | 245.059 meters per second |
805 feet per second | 245.364 meters per second |
806 feet per second | 245.669 meters per second |
807 feet per second | 245.974 meters per second |