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Question

A boy goes to a school from his home at a speed of  x  km/hr and comes back at a speed of y km/hr, then the average speed is given by

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Solution

Let the distance between the school and the home 

be s km. Then, total time taken in going to and coming from the

 school is given by 

   t=sx+syt=x+yxy sst=xyx+y 

  Average speed =2st=2xyx+y= H. M. of x and y



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