A body, moving in a straight line, covers a certain distance .....
If One fifth of the total time is covered with speed V1 and in the remaining time, three fourth of remaining distance is covered with speed V2 and finally one forth of remaining distance is covered with speed V3.
Find the Average speed over the entire journey in terms of V1, V2, and V3 .
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Translating the language directly into math yields the following ( t is the total time and d is the total distance)
t = 5 1 t + 4 3 v 2 d − 5 v 1 t + 4 1 v 3 d − 5 v 1 t
Grouping t and d terms gives:
t ( 5 4 + 2 0 v 2 3 v 1 + 2 0 v 3 v 1 ) = d ( 4 v 2 3 + 4 v 3 1 )
Multiplying both sides by 2 0 v 2 v 3 yields:
t ( 1 6 v 2 v 3 + 3 v 1 v 3 + v 1 v 2 ) = d ( 1 5 v 3 + 5 v 2 )
The average speed is therefore:
v a v = t d = 1 5 v 3 + 5 v 2 1 6 v 2 v 3 + 3 v 1 v 3 + v 1 v 2