Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet to centimeters is 30.48, which means that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters:
1 ft = 30.48 cm
To convert 5.7 feet into centimeters we have to multiply 5.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from feet to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft → 30.48 cm
5.7 ft → L(cm)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in centimeters:
L(cm) = 5.7 ft × 30.48 cm
L(cm) = 173.736 cm
The final result is:
5.7 ft → 173.736 cm
We conclude that 5.7 feet is equivalent to 173.736 centimeters:
5.7 feet = 173.736 centimeters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.0057558594649353 × 5.7 feet.
Another way is saying that 5.7 feet is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0057558594649353 centimeters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point seven feet is approximately one hundred seventy-three point seven three six centimeters:
5.7 ft ≅ 173.736 cm
An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero zero six times five point seven feet.
Conversion table
feet to centimeters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet to centimeters
feet (ft) | centimeters (cm) |
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6.7 feet | 204.216 centimeters |
7.7 feet | 234.696 centimeters |
8.7 feet | 265.176 centimeters |
9.7 feet | 295.656 centimeters |
10.7 feet | 326.136 centimeters |
11.7 feet | 356.616 centimeters |
12.7 feet | 387.096 centimeters |
13.7 feet | 417.576 centimeters |
14.7 feet | 448.056 centimeters |
15.7 feet | 478.536 centimeters |