Tips for Group Discussion
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Following Group Discussion Tips can help a lot in handling the GD
The method of circular response
In a new group it might be useful to begin by using the method of circular response until members become used to the more free interchange of the usual group discussion method.
The circular response method is easy to learn and gives good democratic opportunity to all members of a group. The leader starts a question around the circle. Each person has a turn. He may say, “I pass”, but he may not speak again until his turn comes around. For example, the question under discussion may be, “What is Theosophy?” The first speaker may say, “Theosophy is the Ancient Wisdom.” The second, “Theosophy is the study of religion, philosophy, and science.” The third passes; the fourth says, “I disagree with the second speaker. Theosophy is the body of knowledge discovered by that study.” And so it goes on.
After the question has gone around once, the leader may send it around again, or he may summarize agreements and disagreements and start it around in a new form to embody this progress. A member may use his turn to question the statement of another who answers in his turn, or the question may already have been answered by another before it gets to the one questioned. The group may decide whether the response will go clockwise or counterclockwise in the circle.
This method has the advantage of giving everyone a chance to speak and of curbing the one inclined to monopolize a discussion period. It is probably unsuitable for a group larger than twenty but seems to work well with as few as three. The skill of the leader in breaking down the main questions into their important parts adds to the value of the session, but this function may be exercised by any one of the group as his turn comes around.
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September 10th, 2009 at 1:46 am
i think its 90mph required in 4th side…dat means 60mph faster..
September 10th, 2009 at 1:59 am
@Raghav
Think again…..
September 10th, 2009 at 2:36 am
60mph fater then 3 side..
September 10th, 2009 at 2:56 am
@Anand
You too think again…
September 10th, 2009 at 3:40 am
It must go 30mph faster to average 60mph around.
September 10th, 2009 at 4:15 am
if the racer allready covered 3 side then he hav to run his car with infinite speed. Because if we consider
s=d/t then t=d/s = 4/60 as now he have done 2/60+1/30
so time left = 4/60 – (2/60 + 1/30) = 0
so he either run with infinite speed so that he will cover 4th side in 0 hr.
September 10th, 2009 at 4:22 am
90
September 10th, 2009 at 4:29 am
@Indu
Please try to explain so that everyone can understand.
September 10th, 2009 at 4:30 am
calculate the avg speed of ist 3 sides
total distance = 3miles
total time=(1/60+1/60+1/30)=1/15 hr.
avg. speed=3*15=45 mph
hence to achieve 60 mph
it must go 75 mph on last side……………
September 10th, 2009 at 5:55 am
I REALLY DINT UNDERSTAND
September 10th, 2009 at 6:06 am
i have not satisfied my self………………..
i think achiving 60 mph avg. seems impossible in above case…………
September 10th, 2009 at 7:48 am
90mph
as the distance is same ,just add the velocity and divide it by four….
September 10th, 2009 at 7:51 am
90mph
as the distance is same ,just add all the velocities and divide it by four….
September 10th, 2009 at 11:40 am
90
for the first two miles the speed is constant, den for the next one mile it is 30, & v need to calc. d speed for the third side such that the avg speed equals 60.
60+30+x=60*3
hence x= 90
September 10th, 2009 at 11:43 am
by third side I meant the side for which the speed is to be found
September 10th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Anand is right . infinte speed is right answer.
At an average of 60 miles/hour i.e 1 mile/minute he should complete all 4 sides in 4 minutes.
But covering 2 sides at 60 miles/hour takes 2 minutes and 3 side at 30miles/hour he takes 2 minutes and hence total time taken is 4 minutes for covering 3 sides.
hence he should cover 4th side in (4-4) = 0 minutes ie infinite speed.
September 10th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
@admin..
Question is about average velocity or average speed??
If its abt average speed.. it will be 90 mph and if its velocity it will be infinite..
September 10th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Well lots of discussion are going here.It is quite impressive.Anyway here is the solution:
The average time is the total distance divided by the total time. 60 mph is 1 mile per minute. To average one mile per minute around a 4 mile track, it must finish the race in four minutes. It spent one minute on the first leg, another on the second, and 2 minutes on the third. Thus it has used up all four of the minutes needed! Thus, no matter how fast it goes, it cannot average 60 mph all the way around.This explanation comes from practical logic.
If you see mathematically whatever Anand and Catfreak have said its correct i.e. the Infinite Speed.Their logic is also correct.
September 14th, 2009 at 2:18 am
hey friend
its very simple to solve within 10secs this way:-
see for average speed 60 and distance 4 mile , time will be 1/15 hr
he has taken 1/60 + 1/60 + 1/30 hr already =1/15 hr or 4 minutes hence left no time
hence no matter how fast one drive he can never attain an average of 60 m/hr
September 14th, 2009 at 2:36 am
@Smita
Exactly the same solution is given by admin before you.So you are bit late .Anyway no problem.Please participate in today’s question.
October 9th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
hm… nice
November 12th, 2009 at 12:37 am
any more posts coming ?