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A Motorcyclist Drives from Place a to B with a Uniform Speed of 30 Km H-1 and Returns from Place B to a with a Uniform Speed of 20 Km H-1. Find His Average Speed. - CBSE Class 9 - Science

ConceptMeasuring the Rate of Motion - Speed with Direction

Question

A motorcyclist drives from place A to B with a uniform speed of 30 km h-1 and returns from place B to A with a uniform speed of 20 km h-1. Find his average speed.

Solution

We have to find the average velocity of the entire journey. For this, we have the following information :
Speed from A to B = (v1) = 30 m/s
Let the distance from A to B be  (d).
Also, let the time taken to travel from A to B be (t1).
"Time" = "Distance travelled"/"Speed"
we have :
t1 = d/30

Speed from B to A (v2) = 20 m/s
Let the time taken to travel from B to A be (t2).
Thus, we have :
t2 = d/20
Total time of journey :
= t1 + t2

= d/30 + d/20

= d/12
Total distance travelled is 2d.
Therefore,
"Average speed" = "Total distance travelled"/"Time"
On putting the values to obtain the average speed of the motorcyclist, we get :
= "(2d)12"/d
= 24 km/hr

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Solution A Motorcyclist Drives from Place a to B with a Uniform Speed of 30 Km H-1 and Returns from Place B to a with a Uniform Speed of 20 Km H-1. Find His Average Speed. Concept: Measuring the Rate of Motion - Speed with Direction.
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