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A man travels the first of his journey at . Due to bad weather he travels the next of his journey at . What is his average speed for the first of his journey?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Since the distances covered in both intervals are equal (), the average speed can be computed directly using the harmonic mean formula:


Where:

* (speed of the first part)
* (speed of the second part)

Substituting these values:



Thus, the average speed for the entire journey is approximately .

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A man travels the first of his journey at . Due to bad weather he travels the next of his journey at . What is his average speed for the first of his journey?
A
B
C
D

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