Moments, levers and gears

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Question 30
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Figure 1 shows an arrangement of three meshed gears.

Each gear turns around a fixed axle.

Three meshed gears A, B, and C with 12, 48, and 24 teeth respectively

Gear A is turned through two complete revolutions per second.

Which of the following describes the motion of gear C?

speed: 1 revolution per second; direction of rotation: same as A

speed: 1 revolution per second; direction of rotation: opposite to A

speed: 4 revolutions per second; direction of rotation: same as A

speed: 4 revolutions per second; direction of rotation: opposite to A

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