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The working depth of a gear is radical distance from the

(a) pitch circle to the bottom of a tooth

(b) pitch circle to the top of a tooth

(c) top of a tooth to the bottom of a tooth

(d) addendum circle to the clearance circle

The question was asked in an internship interview.

My query is from Law of Gearing-1 in chapter Toothed Gearing & Gear Trains of Machine Kinematics

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Right choice is (d) addendum circle to the clearance circle

For explanation I would say: Working depth is the radial distance from the addendum circle to the clearance circle. It is equal to the sum of the addendum of the two meshing gears.

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