When an object moves in a straight line in a period of time, the velocity V1 in the first half of the time is 5 m / s, and the velocity V2 in the second half of the distance is 3 M / s What's the average speed of this object over the whole distance

When an object moves in a straight line in a period of time, the velocity V1 in the first half of the time is 5 m / s, and the velocity V2 in the second half of the distance is 3 M / s What's the average speed of this object over the whole distance

Suppose the total distance is 2S, then the first half of the time T1 = s / V1 = s / 5m / s, the second half of the time T2 = s / V2 = s / 3m / s 〈 average speed (V above write a horizontal) = s total / T total = s total / (T1 + T2) = 2S / (s / 5 + S / 3) = 2S / (8s / 15) = 15s / 4 = 3.75m/s