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Question
Define the term velocity ratio.
Solution
The ratio of the velocity of effort to the velocity of the load is called the velocity ratio of the machine.
Velocity ratio (V.R.) = `("Velocity of effort" ("V"_"E"))/("Velocity of load" ("V"_"L"))`
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