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Problem 24: Five racing cars are travelling on a 2.5 mi track. An observer is standing at a point on the track for a period of 20 minutes and records the instantaneous speed of each vehicle as it crosses his point of observation. The following table are obtained. Speed( mph ) 154 162 160 152 158 Laps covered 28 32 Cars 3 31 4 26 30 Compute the time mean speed.

Problem 24: Five racing cars are travelling on a 2.5 mi track. An observer is standing at a point on the track for a period of 20 minutes and records the instantaneous speed of each vehicle as it crosses his point of observation. The following table are obtained. Speed( mph ) 154 162 160 152 158 Laps covered 28 32 Cars 3 31 4 26 30 Compute the time mean speed.

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Problem 24: Five racing cars are travelling on a 2.5 mi track. An observer is standing at a point on the track for a period of 20 minutes and records the instantaneous speed of each vehicle as it crosses his point of observation. The following table are obtained. Speed( mph) 154 162 Laps covered 28 32 Cars 1 3 160 31 4 152 26 158 30 Compute the time mean speed.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 24: Five racing cars are travelling on a 2.5 mi track. An observer is standing at a point on the track for a period of 20 minutes and records the instantaneous speed of each vehicle as it crosses his point of observation. The following table are obtained. Speed( mph) 154 162 Laps covered 28 32 Cars 1 3 160 31 4 152 26 158 30 Compute the time mean speed.
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