document.write( "Question 739954: find the average speed of a motorcyclist if he drives from A to B with a uniform speed of 30kmph and returns back with a speed of 20kmph. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #451432 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What the average is NOT is the average of the \n" ); document.write( "2 speeds, which would be \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "The average speed is ALWAYS \n" ); document.write( "( total distance ) / ( total time ) \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "No distance is given, so I can assign any \n" ); document.write( "distance I want, so I will say that the one-way \n" ); document.write( "distance is \n" ); document.write( "---------------------- \n" ); document.write( "A to B \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "B to A \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "The total distance is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "The average speed is: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The average speed is 24 km/hr\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |