What is Final velocity: Definition and 247 Discussions

A gear train is a mechanical system formed by mounting gears on a frame so the teeth of the gears engage.
Gear teeth are designed to ensure the pitch circles of engaging gears roll on each other without slipping, providing a smooth transmission of rotation from one gear to the next. Features of gears and gear trains include:

The ratio of the pitch circles of mating gears defines the speed ratio and the mechanical advantage of the gear set.
A planetary gear train provides high gear reduction in a compact package.
It is possible to design gear teeth for gears that are non-circular, yet still transmit torque smoothly.
The speed ratios of chain and belt drives are computed in the same way as gear ratios. See bicycle gearing.
The transmission of rotation between contacting toothed wheels can be traced back to the Antikythera mechanism of Greece and the south-pointing chariot of China. Illustrations by the Renaissance scientist Georgius Agricola show gear trains with cylindrical teeth. The implementation of the involute tooth yielded a standard gear design that provides a constant speed ratio.

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    Calculating Final Velocity with Spring and Friction on Inclined Plane

    Homework Statement A spring with a spring-constant 2.9 N/cm is compressed 34 cm and released. The 9 kg mass skids down the frictional incline of height 30 cm and inclined at a 24◦ angle. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 . The path is frictionless except for a distance of 0.8 m along...
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    Novice Problem for Final Velocity

    1. A lab was performed where students roller an initially stationary cart down a ramp 1.84m long. It took 1.15s to roll off the end of the ramp. What is the final velocity of the cart? vi=0m/s, D=1.84m, t=1.15s vf=? 2. Vav=d/t, Vav= (vi+vf)/2 3. Vav= 1.84m/1.15s=1.6m/s...
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    What is the Final Velocity After Deceleration?

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    Rock's Velocity at Bottom of Hole

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    Finding final Velocity given mass, force, and displacement

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    Calculating Final Velocity on a Ramp

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    Solve Final Velocity & Time for Train Traveling 200m

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    Momentum and Impulse. find final velocity

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    Final Velocity of Mass on Frictionless Incline

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    Rearranging equations final velocity

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    Finding time and final velocity

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    How Does Projectile Motion Determine Final Velocity?

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    Rolling ball down a slope, how to find final velocity?

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    Calculating Final Velocity of 4kg Block with T=35N

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    Two moving blocks, find small blocks final velocity

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    How Do You Calculate Final Velocity and Time for an Object on a Sloped Surface?

    Homework Statement A 20kg object is on a 10 m long, 15 degree slope , that has a coefficient of friction that is 0.2 Calculate the time to slide down the final velocity at the bottom [b]2. Homework Equations [/b Fg=mag Fn=Fgcos(theta) Fp=Fgsin(theta) mu=Ff/Fn Fr=MAr The Attempt...
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    How Fast Does a Ball Move When Pushed by Compressed Air?

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    Help me find the final velocity tnx

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    Calculating Final Velocity of 100kg Object Dropped from 100m

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    Work Problem/Graph Given/Find final velocity.

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    Finding components of final velocity- on homework

    The problem states that a plane approaching a mountain peak at a speed of 50 m/s is located at a vertical distance of 100.0 m above the peak. I calculated the distance at which the plane should release the package so it lands on the peak (first question), but the second question ask what the...
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    Deriving formula for final velocity in 2 repelling bodies

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    Calculating Work & Final Velocity of a 70kg Mass

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    What is the final velocity of an asteroid on a collision course with Earth?

    Homework Statement A NASA satellite has just observed an asteroid that is on a collision course with the Earth. The asteroid has an estimated mass, based on its size, of 5 × 10^9 kg. It is approaching the Earth on a head-on course with a velocity of 611 m/s relative to the Earth and is now 5.0...
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    Finding final velocity in a perfectly elastic collision

    [solved] finding final velocity in a perfectly elastic collision ~~~Two marbles with equal masses collide. Marble A has an initial velocity of 1.69 m/s while marble B is initially at rest. If marble A comes to rest as a result of the initial collision, what is the final velocity of marble B...
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    Momentum/Impulse [Final Velocity]

    Homework Statement "A truck weighs four times as much as a car, If the truck coasts into the car at 12 km/h and they stick together, what is their final velocity." Homework Equations Change in momentum a = change in momentum b OR m1v1 = m2v2 OR (delta)P system = 0 The Attempt at...
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    Shooting An Arrow: The Final Velocity

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    Using Gravitational constant to get the final velocity

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    Finding particle one's final velocity in inelastic collision

    Homework Statement particle 1 with mass 6.7 kg going 7.3 m/s collides inelastically with a particle of mass 4 kg at rest. find the final velocity of particle one after the collision. Homework Equations Ki = Kf but, mechanical energy is not conserved in an inelastic collision. pi = pf...
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    What is the final velocity of mass

    Homework Statement A ball of mass 20.0kg (mass A) traveling at a initial speed of 5.0m/s, collides with a ball of mass 10.0kg (mass B) which was traveling at a initial speed of 1.0m/s. What is the final velocity of mass A, what is the final velocity of mass B? mA = 2mB Homework...
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