Two gears are connected. The diameter of the larger gear is D subscript large and diameter of the smaller gear is D subscript small.

Substitute the gear teeth ratios into the previous expressions for torque to give:

Tlarge=DlargeDsmallTsmall       =NlargeNsmallTsmall

and:

Tsmall=NsmallNlargeTlarge

It is sometimes convenient to express gear sizes in terms of the number of teeth on the gear. The ratio of teeth on the large and small gears is identical to the ratio of gear diameters (or gear radii).