A three-blade wind turbine, which spins perpendicularly to the ground, is set on a pole that is 38 m tall and completes 5 revolutions in one minute. The length of one blade is approximately 4 m long. One particular blade lies parallel to the ground before the turbine started to spin.   b) For how long (in seconds) will the tip of the blade be above 40 m.

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A three-blade wind turbine, which spins perpendicularly to the ground, is set on a pole that is 38 m tall and completes 5 revolutions in one minute. The length of one blade is approximately 4 m long. One particular blade lies parallel to the ground before the turbine started to spin.

 

b) For how long (in seconds) will the tip of the blade be above 40 m.

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