Moments, levers and gears

EasyMedium
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Question 1
Easy

Figure 1 shows two meshing gears inside a heavy-duty winch mechanism, gear P and gear R.

Both gears are free to rotate.

Two meshing gears, gear P and gear R. Gear P is the smaller gear and Gear R is the larger gear, with their teeth interlocking at a central meshing point.

Gear P has 16 teeth. Gear R has 120 teeth.

Gear R rotates through 3.2 complete revolutions.

Calculate how many complete revolutions gear P rotates through.

[2]

Moments, levers and gears Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /Moments, levers and gears