Question

The direction of tangential component for a driving gear is same to the direction of rotation.

(a) True

(b) False

I am trying to understand this question from during lab work.

This fundamental question comes from the Helical Gears unit in part Rolling Contact Bearings, Spur Gears and Helical Gears of Machine Design

Answer 1

Most accurate answer is (b) False

Check out the details: The direction is opposite and not same.