The displacement of the reciprocating roller follower, when it has contact with the straight flanks of the tangent cam, is given by (where r<sub>1</sub> = Minimum radius of the cam, r<sub>2</sub> = Radius of the roller follower and $$\theta $$ = Angle turned by the cam from the beginning of the follower displacement)

Correct Answer: $$\left( {{{\text{r}}_1} + {{\text{r}}_2}} \right)\left( {\frac{{1 - \cos \theta }}{{\cos \theta }}} \right)$$