For a man who walks 720 m at a uniform speed of 2 m/s, then at a uniform speed of 4 m/s for 5 minute…

Q: For a man who walks 720 m at a uniform speed of 2 m/s, then at a uniform speed of 4 m/s for 5 minute and then again in walks at a speed of 1 m/s for 3 minutes. His average speed is

Sol. Where s₁ =720 m and t₁ = s₁/v₁ = 720/2 = 360 s

s₂ = 4×( 5 × 60) = 1200 m , t₂ = 300 s

s₃ = 1× ( 3 × 60) = 180 m , t₃ = 180 s

$\displaystyle v_{avg} = \frac{s_1 + s_2 + s_3}{t_1 + t_2 + t_3 } $

$\displaystyle v_{avg} = \frac{720 + 1200 + 180}{360 + 300 + 180 } $

= 2.5 m/s