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Gears 2 - Solution

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Gears 2The Puzzle: There are five gears connected in a row, the first one is connected to the second one, the second one is
connected to the third one, and so on.

How much faster would the last gear be if the second gear was twice the size of the first gear, and all the other gears were the same size as the first gear?


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The Solution . . .

The last gear would be the same speed.


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