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The drive wheel of an engine is 13 inches in diameter, and
Chapter 8, Problem 61(choose chapter or problem)
The drive wheel of an engine is 13 inches in diameter, and the pulley on the rotary pump is 5 inches in diameter. If the shafts of the drive wheel and the pulley are 2 feet apart, what length of belt is required to join them as shown in the figure?
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QUESTION:
The drive wheel of an engine is 13 inches in diameter, and the pulley on the rotary pump is 5 inches in diameter. If the shafts of the drive wheel and the pulley are 2 feet apart, what length of belt is required to join them as shown in the figure?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 5
Calculate the length of the belt using the information given.
Let the belt start touching the wheel and pulley at the perpendicular point from the respective center of wheel and pulley.
The center of wheel be A, center of pulley be D, C be the point when belt start touching the wheel while B be the point where belt start touching the pulley.