Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Inverse Variation - Exercises - Page 288: 29

Answer

$144\ rpm$

Work Step by Step

The relationship of a gear system is: (no. of teeth in A)(rpm of A) =(no. of teeth in B)(rpm of B). Now, we have: $$ 60\times 72=30\times x\Longrightarrow x=\frac{60\times 72}{30}=144\ rpm .$$
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