When a gear with 14 teeth drives a gear with 21 teeth,how will speed and torque output be changed?
A) speed increases,torque decreases
B) torque increases,speed decreases
C) both torque and speed decrease
D) both speed and torque increase

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When a smaller gear drives a larger gear, the output speed decreases while the output torque increases due to the mechanical advantage gained by the larger gear radius.

When a Gear with 14 Teeth Drives a Gear with 21