Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to feet per second is 1.4666666666667, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1.4666666666667 feet per second:

1 mph = 1.4666666666667 ft/s

To convert 9740 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 9740 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 1.4666666666667 ft/s

9740 mph → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 9740 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 14285.333333333 ft/s

The final result is:

9740 mph → 14285.333333333 ft/s

We conclude that 9740 miles per hour is equivalent to 14285.333333333 feet per second:

9740 miles per hour = 14285.333333333 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 7.0001866716446E-5 × 9740 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 9740 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 7.0001866716446E-5 feet 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 forty miles per hour is approximately fourteen thousand two hundred eighty-five point three three three feet per second:

9740 mph ≅ 14285.333 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times nine thousand seven hundred forty miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to feet per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to feet per second