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 1720 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1720 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
1720 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1720 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 524.256 m/s
The final result is:
1720 ft/s → 524.256 m/s
We conclude that 1720 feet per second is equivalent to 524.256 meters per second:
1720 feet per second = 524.256 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 0.0019074650552402 × 1720 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1720 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019074650552402 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seven hundred twenty feet per second is approximately five hundred twenty-four point two five six meters per second:
1720 ft/s ≅ 524.256 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand seven hundred twenty 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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1721 feet per second | 524.561 meters per second |
1722 feet per second | 524.866 meters per second |
1723 feet per second | 525.17 meters per second |
1724 feet per second | 525.475 meters per second |
1725 feet per second | 525.78 meters per second |
1726 feet per second | 526.085 meters per second |
1727 feet per second | 526.39 meters per second |
1728 feet per second | 526.694 meters per second |
1729 feet per second | 526.999 meters per second |
1730 feet per second | 527.304 meters per second |