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31/07/2018 at 02:21
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Tom walks half a distance at 4 mph and runs back the other half at 12 mph. What is his average speed for the entire trip?


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    Tôn Thất Khắc Trịnh 31/07/2018 at 08:06

    \(v_{tb}=\dfrac{s+s}{t_1+t_2}=\dfrac{2s}{\dfrac{s}{v_1}+\dfrac{s}{v_2}}=\dfrac{2}{\dfrac{v_1+v_2}{v_1v_2}}=\dfrac{2v_1v_2}{v_1+v_2}=\dfrac{2\cdot4\cdot12}{4+12}=\dfrac{96}{16}=6\left(mph\right)\)

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