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 538 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 538 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
538 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 538 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 163.9824 m/s
The final result is:
538 ft/s → 163.9824 m/s
We conclude that 538 feet per second is equivalent to 163.9824 meters per second:
538 feet per second = 163.9824 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 0.00609821541824 × 538 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 538 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00609821541824 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred thirty-eight feet per second is approximately one hundred sixty-three point nine eight two meters per second:
538 ft/s ≅ 163.982 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero six times five hundred thirty-eight 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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539 feet per second | 164.287 meters per second |
540 feet per second | 164.592 meters per second |
541 feet per second | 164.897 meters per second |
542 feet per second | 165.202 meters per second |
543 feet per second | 165.506 meters per second |
544 feet per second | 165.811 meters per second |
545 feet per second | 166.116 meters per second |
546 feet per second | 166.421 meters per second |
547 feet per second | 166.726 meters per second |
548 feet per second | 167.03 meters per second |