an object move with a uniform speed v1 for time t and then move with a uniform speed v2 for further time t find the average speed

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$A v e r a g e S p e e d = \frac{T o t a l d i s t a n c e}{T o t a l t i m e} = \frac{v_{1} t + v_{2} t}{t + t} = \frac{(v_{1} + v_{2}) t}{2 t} A v e r a g e S p e e d = \frac{(v_{1} + v_{2})}{2}$

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an object move with a uniform speed v1 for time t and then move with a uniform speed v2 for further time t find the average speed

Dear Student Average Speed =Total distanceTotal time=v1t+v2tt+t=v1+v2t2tAverage Speed =v1+v22 Regards

Dear Student

$A v e r a g e S p e e d = \frac{T o t a l d i s t a n c e}{T o t a l t i m e} = \frac{v_{1} t + v_{2} t}{t + t} = \frac{(v_{1} + v_{2}) t}{2 t} A v e r a g e S p e e d = \frac{(v_{1} + v_{2})}{2}$

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