Moments, levers and gears

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Figure 1 shows a gear system consisting of two gears, Gear X and Gear Y.

Gear X is mounted on a fixed axle and can rotate.

Gear Y is a straight vertical gear (a rack) that can move up and down.

Gear X has 80 teeth.

The distance between successive teeth on both gears is 2.5 mm.

Gear X completes one full revolution in a clockwise direction.

Figure 1: Gear system consisting of Gear X and Gear Y

Which of these describes the motion of Gear Y?

80 mm80\text{ mm}80 mm up

80 mm80\text{ mm}80 mm down

200 mm200\text{ mm}200 mm up

200 mm200\text{ mm}200 mm down

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