Asked by jordan

A pulley of diameter 2.6 m rotates at 107 r/min and drives a follower pulley at 259 r/min. What is the diameter of the follower pulley?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use belt linear speed equality: D1 n1 = D2 n2, so D2 = D1 n1 / n2.

D2 = 2.6*(107/259) = 278.2/259 ≈ 1.074 m.

So the follower pulley diameter is about 1.07 m.