A motor drives a shaft at 1000. RPM with a torque of 35 newton meters. A gear on that shaft has 42 teeth. That gear drives a second gear with 12 teeth. That second gear is connected to an output shaft. What is the torque produced by the output shaft?

Concern a gear set consisting of up to the three gears as shown here. In each case the larger (36 or 42 tooth) and smaller (12 tooth) portions of each gear are fastened together so that they rotate at the same rate.

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42 Teeth 42 Teeth 36 Teeth A 12 Teeth 12 Teeth 12 Teeth B.