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A large symmetrical drum for drying sand is operated by the geared motor drive shown. If the mass of the sand is 750 kg and an average gear-tooth force of 2.6 kN is supplied by the motor pinion A to the drum gear normal to the contacting surfaces at B, calculate the average offset
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