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A car goes round a one mile circuit at 30mph. At what speed must it travel on a 2nd circuit to achieve?

an average speed of 60mph for both laps

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  • 10 years ago
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    Infinite.

    To do two (one mile) laps at the 60mph average would take two minutes.

    The single lap at 30mph has already taken that two minutes, so it's impossible to get the average up to 60mph.

  • 10 years ago

    Average speed = total distance / total time

    first lap takes 1/30 hours

    second lap takes 1/x hours

    average takes 2x/60 hours

    60 = 2 / ((1/30) + (1/x))

    60((1/30) + (1/x)) = 2

    2 + 60/x = 2

    60/x = 0

    no solution possible. ⬅

    And that makes sense. Even at huge speeds, you can't make up for the lost time in the first lap.

    other answer said 90 mph, but the average of that and 30 is not 60, but:

    s = 2 / (1/30+1/90)

    s(1/30+1/90) = 2

    s(2+1) = 120

    3s = 120

    s = 40 mph average, not 60

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    90 mph.

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