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Gears with involute tooth profile transmit constant velocity ratios between shafts connected by them.

(a) True

(b) False

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The question is from Contact Ratio in section Toothed Gearing & Gear Trains of Machine Kinematics

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Correct answer is (a) True

Explanation: For involute gears, the common normal at the point of contact between pairs of teeth always passes through the pictch point.

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