Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 38CQ
If we move the chain to a larger sprocket on the rear-wheel gear of a bicycle, are we changing to a higher or a lower gear? Explain. (See everyday phenomenon box 8.2.)
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