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A person travelling on a straight line moves with a uniform velocity `v_1` for a distance x and with a uniform velocity `v_2` for the next equal distance. The average velocity v is given by

A

`v=(v_1+v_2)/2`

B

`v=sqrt(v_1v_2)`

C

`2/v=1/v_1+1/v_2`

D

`1/v=1/v_1+1/v_2`

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