The spur gear is subjected to the two forces

Chapter 2, Problem 2-76

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QUESTION:

The spur gear is subjected to the two forces caused by contact with other gears. Determine the resultant of the two forces and express the result as a Cartesian vector.

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QUESTION:

The spur gear is subjected to the two forces caused by contact with other gears. Determine the resultant of the two forces and express the result as a Cartesian vector.

ANSWER:

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Cartesian vector is a vector representation using unit vectors  and force components  and .

The Cartesian vector representation of  is:

The Cartesian vector representation of  is:

Since the resultant is the sum of vectors  and , we can write it as:

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