While driving to college,vedant's average speed for hs trip is 20km/h.on his return trip along the same route,there is less traffic and the average speed is 40km/h.what is the average speed for vedant's trip?
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Case I: While driving to school
Average speed of Vedant’s trip = 20 km/h
Total distance = d
Let total time taken = t1
Speed = Distance / time
20 = d / t1
t1 = d / 20…(i)
Case II: While returning from school
Total distance = d
Speed = 30 km/h
Now,total time taken = t2
Speed = distance / time
30 = d / t2
t2 = d / 30 ..... (ii)
Total distance covered in the trip = d + d = 2d
Total time taken, t = Time taken to go to school + Time taken to return to school
= t1 + t2
Total time taken = d / 20 + d / 30
= 3d + 2d / 60
= 5d / 60
= d / 12
From equations (i) and (ii),
Average Speed = 120/5
= 24 km/h
Hence, the average speed for Abdul’s trip is 24 km/h.
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