Answer:
The car's average speed for the entire journey = 84.315 km/h
Explanation:
Correct Question
A car travels the first 50km of its journey at an average speed of 25m/s and the next 120 km at an average speed of 80km/h. the car completes the last part of its journey at an average speed of 90km/h in 35 minutes. Find the average speed for its entire journey, giving your answer in km/h.
Solution
Average speed is given as total distance travelled divided by total time taken.
So, we will compute the distance covered for each part of the journey and the corresponding time it takes to cover each of these distances.
- The car travels the 50 km first part of the journey at a speed of 25 m/s.
25 m/s = 90 km/h
We have the distance covered in the first part of the journey, now, we need the time taken to cover the distance.
Speed = (Distance/Time)
Time = (Distance/Speed)
Distance = 50 km, Speed = 90 km/h
Time = (50/90) = 0.5556 hr
- The next part, the car covers 120 km at a speed of 80 km/h
Time = (Distance/Speed) = (120/80) = 1.5 hr
- For the last part of the journey, the car travels with an average speed of 90 km/h for 35 minutes.
35 minutes = (35/60) hr = 0.5833 hr
Here, we need to calculate the distance covered for the last part.
Speed = (Distance/Time)
Distance = (Speed) × (Time) = 90 × 0.5833 = 52.5 km
Total distance covered = 50 + 120 + 52.5 = 222.5 km
Total time taken = 0.5556 + 1.5 + 0.5833 = 2.6389 hr
Average Speed = (222.5/2.6389) = 84.315 km/h
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