Question

In the hare tortoise,race,the hare ran for 2min at a speed of 7.6km/h,slept for 56 min and again ran for 2 min at a speed of 7.5 km/h .Find the average speed of the hare in the race

Answer 1

total distance covered = (2*60*7.5*1000/3600) + (2*60*7.5*1000/3600) = 500 mtotal time taken = 60 min = 3600 sthus average speed = 500/3600 = 5/36 m/s