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Question 5

A user turns gear X in a window-opening mechanism. Gear X meshes directly with gear Y.

GearNumber of teeth
X15
Y45

Gear X makes one complete turn.

a.

State which gear is the driven gear.

[1]
b.

Calculate the fraction of a turn made by gear Y.

[1]
Markscheme

9.2 Moments Questions

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102 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 9.2 Moments, covering 9.2.1 Rotational effects of forces and moments, 9.2.2 The principle of moments, and 9.2.3 Levers and gears. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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