Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from meters per second to knots is 1.9438444924423, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 1.9438444924423 knots:
1 m/s = 1.9438444924423 kt
To convert 9.7 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 9.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 m/s → 1.9438444924423 kt
9.7 m/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 9.7 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt
V(kt) = 18.85529157669 kt
The final result is:
9.7 m/s → 18.85529157669 kt
We conclude that 9.7 meters per second is equivalent to 18.85529157669 knots:
9.7 meters per second = 18.85529157669 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.053035509736495 × 9.7 meters per second.
Another way is saying that 9.7 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.053035509736495 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine point seven meters per second is approximately eighteen point eight five five knots:
9.7 m/s ≅ 18.855 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero five three times nine point seven meters per second.
Conversion table
meters per second to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to knots
meters per second (m/s) | knots (kt) |
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10.7 meters per second | 20.799 knots |
11.7 meters per second | 22.743 knots |
12.7 meters per second | 24.687 knots |
13.7 meters per second | 26.631 knots |
14.7 meters per second | 28.575 knots |
15.7 meters per second | 30.518 knots |
16.7 meters per second | 32.462 knots |
17.7 meters per second | 34.406 knots |
18.7 meters per second | 36.35 knots |
19.7 meters per second | 38.294 knots |