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It is possible that the equilibrium speed of the governor decreases with an increase of the radius of rotation of balls.

(a) True

(b) False

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My question is from Controlling Force Diagram for a Spring-controlled Governor in chapter Governors of Machine Dynamics

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The correct option is (b) False

Best explanation: If the equilibrium speed of the governor decreases with an increase of the radius of rotation of balls then Fc/r decreases as r increases. This is impracticable.

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