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

Power is defined as the product of torque and rotation speed:

P=

Suppose power Psmall is applied to the small gear such that:

Psmall=Tsmall ωsmall

From earlier equations, the torque on the large gear can be expressed as:

Tlarge=DlargeDsmallTsmall

and the rotation speed magnitude can be expressed:

ωlarge=DsmallDlarge ωsmall

The power transmitted by the large gear is therefore:

Plarge=Tlarge ωlarge        =DlargeDsmall Tsmall DsmallDlarge ωsmall        =Tsmall ωsmall Plarge=Psmall

The power transmitted by each shaft will always be the same. The trade-off will be an exchange between torque and rotation speed.