A 21​-tooth gear on a motor shaft drives a larger gear having 49 teeth. If the motor shaft rotates at 700 ​rpm, what is the speed of the larger​ gear?
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The speed of gears in a system is inversely proportional to their number of teeth. This means that if one gear has more teeth than another, it will rotate slower in proportion to the ratio of their teeth. In this case, we have a 21-tooth gear driving a 49-tooth Show more…
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