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 870 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 870 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
870 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 870 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 265.176 m/s
The final result is:
870 ft/s → 265.176 m/s
We conclude that 870 feet per second is equivalent to 265.176 meters per second:
870 feet per second = 265.176 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 0.0037710803390955 × 870 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 870 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0037710803390955 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred seventy feet per second is approximately two hundred sixty-five point one seven six meters per second:
870 ft/s ≅ 265.176 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero four times eight hundred seventy 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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871 feet per second | 265.481 meters per second |
872 feet per second | 265.786 meters per second |
873 feet per second | 266.09 meters per second |
874 feet per second | 266.395 meters per second |
875 feet per second | 266.7 meters per second |
876 feet per second | 267.005 meters per second |
877 feet per second | 267.31 meters per second |
878 feet per second | 267.614 meters per second |
879 feet per second | 267.919 meters per second |
880 feet per second | 268.224 meters per second |