A car travels from A to B at an average speed of 50 km/hour. At what average speed would it have to travel from B to A to average 60 km/hour for the whole trip?
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a v e r a g e s p e e d f o r t h e w h o l e t r i p = t o t a l t i m e e l a p s e d t o t a l d i s t a n c e t r a v e l e d
We know that t = v d where t = time, d = distance and v = speed. So
a v e r a g e s p e e d f o r t h e w h o l e t r i p = t ( A − B ) + t ( B − A ) d + d
6 0 = 5 0 d + v d 2 d
6 0 = 5 0 v v d + 5 0 d 2 d
6 0 = 5 0 v v + 5 0 2
6 0 = 2 ( v + 5 0 5 0 v )
6 0 = v + 5 0 1 0 0 v
6 0 v + 3 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 v
4 0 v = 3 0 0 0
v = 7 5 k p h