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Homework answers / question archive / Was given formula IMA(1) = (r of rear sprocket/r of front sprocket) * (r of pedal/r of wheel) If Rear sprocket = r of 5
Was given formula IMA(1) = (r of rear sprocket/r of front sprocket) * (r of pedal/r of wheel)
If Rear sprocket = r of 5.37cm; circum. of 33.75cm
Front sprokcet = r of 5.57cm; circum of 35cm
Radius of pedal = 9cm
Radius of wheel = 33cm
Calculated IMA(1) to be 0.28
was given formula IMA(2) = distance of pedal/distance of wheel
or Circum. of pedal/Circum. of wheel
1) How would you calculate the distance the wheel would travel using these figures?
2) How would you calculate the average speed of the gears if cyclist turns pedals at 90rpm's?
1.Distance traveled will be equal to the circumference of the wheel times the number of the rotation of the wheels. Note that rear wheel is attached to the rear sprocket so they have the same angular velocity w. Rear sprocket is connected to front sprocket via chain. We have the the pedals on front sprocket so they turn at the same angular velocity as well.
So we have two angular velocities at front wf and at rear wr. Their linear velocity are the same so we can write
Vf = Vr = wf x rf = wr x rr
we get ;
wf/wr = rr/rf which is basically the first part of IMA(1). (r of rear sprocket/r of front sprocket)
since angular velocity of the pedal and the angular velocity of front sprocket are the same we can write;
wp/wr = rr/rf whic means if we turn the pedal 1 time rear wheel will turn rr/rf times. So distance traveled will be;
number of rotations of the pedal times rr/rf times the circumference of the rear wheel.
2. I think here the linear velocity of the gears is asked. This can be calculated by
V = wp x rf = 90 x 5.57 = 501 cm/min =5 m/min.