The centre distance between two meshing involute gears is equal to
A. $$\frac{{{\text{Sum of base circle radii}}}}{{\cos \varphi }}$$
B. $$\frac{{{\text{Difference of base circle radii}}}}{{\cos \varphi }}$$
C. $$\frac{{{\text{Sum of pitch circle radii}}}}{{\cos \varphi }}$$
D. $$\frac{{{\text{Difference of pitch circle radii}}}}{{\cos \varphi }}$$
Answer: Option A

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