The pitch of a screw is the distance between its threads. With each complete rotation, the screw goes in or out a distance equal to its pitch. If the pitch of a screw is 1/17 inch, how far will it go into a piece of oak when it is turned 14 complete rotations clockwise?
clearly, 14 * 1/17
To calculate how far the screw will go into a piece of oak when turned 14 complete rotations clockwise, we need to multiply the number of rotations by the pitch of the screw.
In this case, the pitch of the screw is given as 1/17 inch. So, to find the distance the screw will go into the piece of oak, we multiply the pitch by the number of rotations:
Distance = Pitch * Number of rotations
Distance = (1/17 inch) * 14 rotations
To calculate this, we multiply the numerators to get our final answer:
Distance = (1 * 14) / (17) inch
= 14/17 inch
Thus, when the screw is turned 14 complete rotations clockwise, it will go into the piece of oak a distance of 14/17 inch.