A body covers one-third of its journey with speed u, next one-third with speed v and the last one-third with speed w. Calculate the average speed of the body over the entire journey.
A
uvwuv+vw+uw
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B
3uvwuv+vw+uw
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C
2uvwuv+vw+uw
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D
4uvwuv+vw+uw
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Solution
The correct option is B3uvwuv+vw+uw Let the distance travelled in the whole journey be D Part 1: (One-third distance with speed u) Distance = D/3; Speed = u Time = Distance/Speed = D/3u Part 2: (One third with speed v) Distance = D/3; Speed = v Time = Distance/Speed = D/3v Part 3: (One third with speed w) Distance = D/3; Speed = w Time = Distance/Speed= D/3w. Average speed over the entire journey =Total DistanceTotal time =DD3u+D3v+D3w=3uvwuv+vw+uw