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You travel from point A to point B in a car moving at a constant speed of 70km/h Then you travel the same distance from point B to another point C, moving at a constant speed of 90 km/h Is your average speed for the entire trip from A to C equal to 80 km/? Explain why or why not.

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QUESTION:

You travel from point A to point B in a car moving at a constant speed of 70km/h Then you travel the same distance from point B to another point C, moving at a constant speed of 90 km/h Is your average speed for the entire trip from A to C equal to 80 km/? Explain why or why not.

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Speed at which car travels from A to B :

Speed at which car travels from B to C :

Let the distance between Ato B and B to C is

Time taken to travel from A to B is

                                       

Time take to travel from B to C is

                                       

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