1. An athlete runs 18 Kilometers in 2.5 hours, bicycles 150 Km in 4 hours, swims 10 Km in 3 hours.
Calculate:
a) the average speed for each leg of the triathlon
b) the average speed for the entire competition

Respuesta :

The average speed is 18.73 km/hour.It is found as the ratio of the total distance and the total time taken.

What is the average speed?

The total distance traveled by an object divided by the total time taken is the average speed.

The average speed of an object indicates the pace at which it will traverse a distance. The metric unit of speed is the meter per second.

The given data in the problem is;

Distance (d₁) = 18 Kilometers

Time (t₁) =  2.5 hours

Distance (d₂) = 150 Km

Time (t₂)= 4 hours

Distance (d₃) =10 Km

Time (t₃)=3 hours.

The average speed is found as;

[tex]\rm v_{avg}= \frac{Total \ distance }{Total \ time } \\\\ V_{avg}=\frac{18+150+10}{2.5+4+3} \\\\ v_{avg}= 18.73 \ km/hours[/tex]

Hence, the average speed is 18.73 km/hour.

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