A motorcyclist drives from place A to B with a uniform speed of 30km/h and returns from place B to A with a uniform speed of 20km/h. Find his average speed
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Let distance between A and B is D
Then, time taken by motorcyclist with uniform speed 30 km/h ,T₁ = distance/speed = D/30 hrs
Again, they return with uniform speed 20 km , so time taken by motorcyclist , T₂ = D/20 hrs
Now, average speed of motorcyclist = total distance/total time taken
= (D + D )/(D/30 + D/20) km/h
= 2 × 30 × 20/(30 + 20) km/h
= 24 km/h
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Let the length of the line segment AB be x m
The time taken is given as t=distance covered/speed
Total time = t
1 +t 2 =30x + 20
x = 60 5x h
Average speed = Total distance/Total time =
5x/60
2x=24 km/h
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