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Grade 8General Physics

harrypotter drive a distance of 1km at 16km/hr.then he drives an additional distance of 1km at 32km/hr.what is his average sped

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9 Years agoGrade 8
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Profile image of SARAVANAN GANESAN
9 Years ago
Answer: 21.33 m/s. Average speed is defined as the total distance travelled/ total time taken. In this case, Harry Potter has traveled 2km in total. The problem is to find the total time taken. We know that time = distance / speed (PROVIDED SPEED IS CONSTANT -> AS IN THIS CASE). so time for 1st 1km will be 1/16 seconds and second 1km will be 1/32 seconds. So average speed will be 2/(1/16 + 1/32) = 21.33 m/s.