Performance Task in

Mathematics 10

Harmonic
mean
Presented by: Ponce and
Tabag
X- Saint Louise De
Marillac
OBJECTIVE FOR THIS
LESSON:
❖To identify the meaning of the
harmonic mean
❖To teach specific formula that
could be use in different harmonic
mean
❖To give different examples showing
harmonic mean
❖To know different terms related to
harmonic mean
 Harmonic Mean
In Mathematics, The Harmonic
mean (sometimes called the
subcontrary mean) is one of
several kinds of average, and in
particular one of the  
Pythagorean means.
 HARMONIC MEAN FORMULA IF:
❖If a and b are two positive numbers, then the harmonic mean of a
and b is given by:

H= 2(a)(b)
a+b
Example 1: Solution:
Find the harmonic H= 2(24)(12)
mean of 24 and 12 24 + 12
H= 2(288)
36
H= 576
36
H = 16
 Example 4:
Example 2:
If a plane travels at 600 kph and
Find the harmonic mean of 20 and 4
comes back along the same root at
400 kph. What is the average speed
Solution:
for the entire trip?
H = 2(20)(4)
20 + 4
Solution:
H = 2(80)
Let a = 600 kph
24
Let b = 400 kph
H = 160 or 6.66…
24
H = 2(600)(400)
600 + 400
Example 3:
H = 2(240,000)
Find the harmonic mean of 5 and 10
1,000
H = 480,000
Solution:
1,000
H = 2(5)(10)
H = 480
5 + 10
H = 2(50)
15
H = 100 or 6.66
15
 Solve on your own:
1.Find the harmonic mean of 9 and 25
2.Find the harmonic mean of 15 and 45
3.Find the harmonic mean of 80 and 100
4.If a bike travels at 8 kph and comes back along
the same route at 8 kph, What is the average of
entire trip?
5.If a bus travels at 6 kph and comes back along
the same route at 12 kph, What would be the
average of entire trip?
 Harmonic mean formula if:
❖ 3 numbers m, n, and p is given by:
H = ___3(mnp)___
np + mp + mn
Example 1:
Find the harmonic mean of H = 3(3)(4)(5)
3, 4 and 5. (4)(5)+(3)(5) +(3)( 4)
H = __3(60)___
Solution: 20 + 15 + 12
Let m = 3 H = 180
n=4 47
p=5
 Example 1: Example 2:
Find the harmonic Find the harmonic mean of 10,
mean of 8, 7 and 8. 20 and 30.

Solution: Solution:
Let m = 8 Let m = 10
n = 20
n=7
p = 30
p=8
H = 3(10)(20)(30)
H = 3(8)(7)(8)
(20)(30)+(10)(30) +(20)(10)
(7)(8)+(8)(8) +(8)( 7) H = __3(6,000)___
H = __3(448)___ 600 + 300 + 200
56 + 64 + 56 H = 18,000
H = 896 1,100
176
 Solve on your own:
1.Find the harmonic mean of 3, 6 and 9
2.Find the harmonic mean of 12, 15 and
17
3.Find the harmonic mean of 12, 16 and
18
4.Find the harmonic mean of 4, 2 and 1
5.Find the harmonic mean of 3, 1 and 9