Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to meters per second is 0.514444444444, which means that 1 knot is equal to 0.514444444444 meters per second:

1 kt = 0.514444444444 m/s

To convert 9738 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 9738 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 0.514444444444 m/s

9738 kt → V_(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V_(m/s) = 9738 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 5009.6599999957 m/s

The final result is:

9738 kt → 5009.6599999957 m/s

We conclude that 9738 knots is equivalent to 5009.6599999957 meters per second:

9738 knots = 5009.6599999957 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 0.00019961434508547 × 9738 knots.

Another way is saying that 9738 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019961434508547 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine thousand seven hundred thirty-eight knots is approximately five thousand nine point six six meters per second:

9738 kt ≅ 5009.66 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times nine thousand seven hundred thirty-eight knots.

Conversion table

knots to meters per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to meters per second