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Grade 12th passMechanics

A body travels from A to B at 25m/s and from B to A at 50m/s,then it's average speed will be

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Heer Shah
4 Years ago
Average speed=total distance travel/Total time taken
Let distance from A to B be x and let it be a straight path then,
Total distance travelled =2x
Time taken from A to B=x/25 
Time taken from B to A=x/50
Total Time taken =x×(1/25+1/50)=3x/50
Average speed =2x/(3x/50)=100/3 m/s