Question

A body travels 30m in 5s, 45m in 7s and then 65m in the last 5s. Find the average speed of the body

Answer 1

We can find the average speed of the body by finding the total distance covered, and then dividing it by the total time of the motion.

The total distance covered is:
$S=30 m + 45m+65m=140 m$

while the total time of the motion is
$t=5 s+7s+5 s=17 s$

So, the average speed of the body is:
$v= \frac{S}{t}= \frac{140 m}{17 s}=8.24 m/s$