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 172 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 172 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
172 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 172 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 52.4256 m/s
The final result is:
172 ft/s → 52.4256 m/s
We conclude that 172 feet per second is equivalent to 52.4256 meters per second:
172 feet per second = 52.4256 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 0.019074650552402 × 172 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 172 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.019074650552402 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy-two feet per second is approximately fifty-two point four two six meters per second:
172 ft/s ≅ 52.426 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one nine times one hundred seventy-two 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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173 feet per second | 52.73 meters per second |
174 feet per second | 53.035 meters per second |
175 feet per second | 53.34 meters per second |
176 feet per second | 53.645 meters per second |
177 feet per second | 53.95 meters per second |
178 feet per second | 54.254 meters per second |
179 feet per second | 54.559 meters per second |
180 feet per second | 54.864 meters per second |
181 feet per second | 55.169 meters per second |
182 feet per second | 55.474 meters per second |