If you applied a force of 10N on 3N driver axle,what is the load the driven gear will be able to carry ?
To find the load that the driven gear will be able to carry, we need to consider the concept of mechanical advantage. Mechanical advantage is the ratio of the force outputted by a machine to the force applied to it.
In this case, we can calculate the mechanical advantage by dividing the force output (load) by the force input (applied force). The formula for mechanical advantage is:
Mechanical Advantage = Load / Applied Force
Given that the force applied to the driver axle is 10N and we want to find the load that the driven gear can carry, let's assume the load is L. Rearranging the formula, we get:
Load = Mechanical Advantage * Applied Force
Since the mechanical advantage is not given, we cannot directly calculate the load. However, we can determine the mechanical advantage using another concept called gear ratio.
The gear ratio is the ratio of the number of teeth on the driven gear to the number of teeth on the driver gear. Let's assume the gear ratio is r.
To calculate the mechanical advantage using the gear ratio, we use the formula:
Mechanical Advantage = Number of Teeth on Driven Gear / Number of Teeth on Driver Gear
Since we are given the applied force and the force on the driver axle (3N), but not the gear ratio or the number of teeth on each gear, it is not possible to directly determine the load that the driven gear can carry without additional information.
In order to fully solve this problem, we would need to know either the gear ratio or the number of teeth on each gear.