Portion OA, OB corresponds to motion with acceleration ' f ' and retardation ' r ' respectively. Area of △OAB=S and OB=t. Let OL=t1, LB=t2 and AL=v,S=21OB⋅AL=21t⋅v;v=t2 S Also, f=t1v,t1=fv=tf2 s and r=t2v,t2=rv=tr2 s;t=t1+t2=tf2 s+tr2 s t=(f1+r1)t2s⇒t=2s(f1+r1)