vishal while driving to school find average speed for his trip to be 20kmph on his return along same path average speed is 30kmph find average speed
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Given that
Abdul, while driving to school, computes the average speed for his trip to be 20 km h-1. On his return trip along the same route, there is less traffic and the average speed is 30 km h-1.
We need to find
The average speed for Abdul’s trip
Solution
Let us take the following assumptions for calculating the average speed for Abdul’s trip
As per the given data in the question
Average speed from home to school v1av = 20km h-1
Average speed from School to Home v2av = 30km h-1
Our assumptions
The distance Abdul commutes while driving from Home to School = S
Let us assume the time taken by Abdul to commutes this distance = t1
Distance Abdul commutes while driving from School to Home = S
Let us assume the time taken by Abdul to commutes this distance = t2
Also, we know that
The time is taken from Home to School t1=S/v1av
Similarly, Time is taken from School to Home t2=S/v2av
Total distance
Total distance from home to school and backward = 2S——-(i)
Total time is taken from home to school and backward (T)=S/20+S/30———-(ii)
Formula
Speed = Distance / Time
Therefore,
Average Speed(Vav)for covering total distance (2s)=Total Distance/Total Time
So from equations (i) and (ii) we get,
Average Speed(Vav) =2S/(S/20+S/30)
=2S/[30S+20S)/600] =1200S/50S
=24kmh-1