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A body covers one-third of the distance with a velocity `v_(1)` the second one-third of the distance with a velocity `v_(2)`, and the last one-third of the distance with a velocity `v_(3)`. The average velocity is:-

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To find the average velocity of a body that covers one-third of the distance with different velocities, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the Total Distance Let the total distance covered by the body be \( D \). Since the body covers one-third of the distance three times, we can express the total distance as: \[ D_{total} = D + D + D = 3D \] ### Step 2: Calculate the Time Taken for Each Segment The body covers each one-third of the distance with different velocities. The time taken to cover each segment can be calculated using the formula: \[ \text{Time} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Velocity}} \] - For the first one-third of the distance \( D \) at velocity \( v_1 \): \[ T_1 = \frac{D}{v_1} \] - For the second one-third of the distance \( D \) at velocity \( v_2 \): \[ T_2 = \frac{D}{v_2} \] - For the last one-third of the distance \( D \) at velocity \( v_3 \): \[ T_3 = \frac{D}{v_3} \] ### Step 3: Calculate the Total Time Taken The total time taken to cover the entire distance is the sum of the times for each segment: \[ T_{total} = T_1 + T_2 + T_3 = \frac{D}{v_1} + \frac{D}{v_2} + \frac{D}{v_3} \] ### Step 4: Factor Out the Common Distance We can factor out \( D \) from the total time: \[ T_{total} = D \left( \frac{1}{v_1} + \frac{1}{v_2} + \frac{1}{v_3} \right) \] ### Step 5: Calculate the Average Velocity The average velocity \( V_{avg} \) is defined as the total displacement divided by the total time taken: \[ V_{avg} = \frac{D_{total}}{T_{total}} = \frac{3D}{D \left( \frac{1}{v_1} + \frac{1}{v_2} + \frac{1}{v_3} \right)} \] ### Step 6: Simplify the Expression Cancelling \( D \) from the numerator and denominator gives: \[ V_{avg} = \frac{3}{\left( \frac{1}{v_1} + \frac{1}{v_2} + \frac{1}{v_3} \right)} \] ### Step 7: Final Result To express the average velocity in a more standard form, we can rewrite it as: \[ V_{avg} = \frac{3v_1 v_2 v_3}{v_2 v_3 + v_1 v_3 + v_1 v_2} \] ### Summary Thus, the average velocity of the body is: \[ V_{avg} = \frac{3v_1 v_2 v_3}{v_1 v_2 + v_2 v_3 + v_1 v_3} \]

To find the average velocity of a body that covers one-third of the distance with different velocities, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the Total Distance Let the total distance covered by the body be \( D \). Since the body covers one-third of the distance three times, we can express the total distance as: \[ D_{total} = D + D + D = 3D \] ...
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