A large wind turbine (typical of the size and specifications of a turbine that you see in a modern wind farm) has three blades connected to a central hub. The blades are 50 m long and rotate at 10 rpm. What angular speed ω and angular acceleration at the tip of a blade?

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A large wind turbine (typical of the size and specifications of a turbine that you see in a modern wind farm) has three blades connected to a central hub. The blades are 50 m long and rotate at 10 rpm. What angular speed ω and angular acceleration at the tip of a blade? 

A large wind turbine (typical of the size and specifications of a turbine that you see in a
modern wind farm) has three blades connected to a central hub. The blades are long and
rotate at 10 rpm. What are angular speed w and angular acceleration a at the tip of a
blade?
a. Orad/sec; 1.05 rad/sec?
b. 1.05 rad/sec; 2.05 rad/sec?
c. 2.05 rad/sec; 0 rad/sec?
d. 1.05 rad/sec; 0 rad/sec?
e. None of the above
Transcribed Image Text:A large wind turbine (typical of the size and specifications of a turbine that you see in a modern wind farm) has three blades connected to a central hub. The blades are long and rotate at 10 rpm. What are angular speed w and angular acceleration a at the tip of a blade? a. Orad/sec; 1.05 rad/sec? b. 1.05 rad/sec; 2.05 rad/sec? c. 2.05 rad/sec; 0 rad/sec? d. 1.05 rad/sec; 0 rad/sec? e. None of the above
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