Moments, levers and gears

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Question 49
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Figure 1 shows a gear system consisting of three gears: X, Y, and Z. Gear X and Gear Z have the same number of teeth. Gear X rotates in a clockwise direction. Three meshed gears in a horizontal line. Gear X is on the left, Gear Y is in the middle, and Gear Z is on the right. Gear X is shown rotating in a clockwise direction. Gear X and Gear Z are identical in size, while the intermediate Gear Y is smaller.

State how the rotational speed and the direction of rotation of Gear Z compare with those of Gear X.

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