on a 60km track,a train travels the first 30 km with a uniform speed of 30km/h. How fast must the train travel the next 30km so as to average 40km/h for the entire trip? please explain briefly.
Asked by | 8th Aug, 2012, 06:54: PM
Expert Answer:
Time taken for first interval: t1 = 30/30 = 1 hr
average speed to maintain: v = 40 km/hr
total distance, s = 60 km.
Since average speed = (total distance travelled)/(total time taken)
thus total time taken: T = 60/40 = 3/2= 1.5 hr
thus time taken for second interval = 0.5 hr
thus speed in second interval: 30/0.5 = 60 km/hr
Answered by | 9th Aug, 2012, 10:27: PM
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