document.write( "Question 1093051: A car travels half of the distance with speed of 54km/h. what would be the speed for second half to get the average speed of 90km /h for whole journey. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #707668 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A car travels half of the distance with speed of 54km/h. what would be the speed for second half to get the average speed of 90km /h for whole journey. \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "d = 1/2 the distance \n" ); document.write( "r = speed of 2nd half \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "d/54 + d/r = 2d/90 = d/45 \n" ); document.write( "1/54 + 1/r = 1/45 \n" ); document.write( "(r+54)/54r = 1/45 \n" ); document.write( "r+54 = 54r/45 = 6r/5 \n" ); document.write( "5r + 270 = 6r \n" ); document.write( "r = 270 km/hr \n" ); document.write( "=========== \n" ); document.write( "Check: \n" ); document.write( "Avg speed = 2*54*270/(54+270) = 90 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |