Calculate the speed of the tip of a 67m blade on a horizontal axis wind turbine rotating at 20 revolutions per minute. Express your answer as a Mach number, i.e., the fraction of the speed of sound (340 m/s). Do not give units. Answer:

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Calculate the speed of the tip of a 67m blade on a horizontal axis wind turbine rotating at 20 revolutions per minute.
Express your answer as a Mach number, i.e., the fraction of the speed of sound (340 m/s). Do not give units.
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