To convert 170 cm to feet:
1. 1 cm = 0.0328084 feet, so:
170 \times 0.0328084 = 5.57743 \text{ feet}.
2. Separate into feet and inches:
The whole number is 5 feet.
Take the decimal part (0.57743) and convert it to inches:
0.57743 \times 12 = 6.93 \text{ inches}.
Answer: 170 cm is approximately 5 feet 7 inches.