Context 3 - Gears Part 2
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What advantage do you gain from using gears? For example, when riding a bike, how do gears help the cyclist?
What advantage do you gain from using gears? For example, when riding a bike, how do gears help the cyclist?
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How do you determine the ratio between two gears? How were such gear ratios written for the bicycle gears we examined?
How do you determine the ratio between two gears? How were such gear ratios written for the bicycle gears we examined?
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What are the relationships between rotation of the pedal crank, gears, wheel size, and speed of a bicycle?
What are the relationships between rotation of the pedal crank, gears, wheel size, and speed of a bicycle?
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In what other settings are gears used besides bicycles?
In what other settings are gears used besides bicycles?

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How fast, in rpm, is the axle on the motor turning?
How fast, in rpm, is the axle on the motor turning?
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If Gear A has 24 teeth, written a = 24, how fast is the second shaft turning?
If Gear A has 24 teeth, written a = 24, how fast is the second shaft turning?
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If a = 48, how fast is the second shaft turning?
If a = 48, how fast is the second shaft turning?
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If a = 8, how fast is the second shaft turning?
If a = 8, how fast is the second shaft turning?
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If a = 12, how fast is the second shaft turning?
If a = 12, how fast is the second shaft turning?
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If a = 100, how fast is the second shaft turning?
If a = 100, how fast is the second shaft turning?

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Read the passage first and then fill in the table below.Click "Show your work" to fill out the table.Hint: Use the "T" option on the left side menu to type your answers into the boxes.
Read the passage first and then fill in the table below.
Click "Show your work" to fill out the table.
Hint: Use the "T" option on the left side menu to type your answers into the boxes.
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Explain the process that you used to calculate the values for the exercises above.
Explain the process that you used to calculate the values for the exercises above.