A wind turbine has 12,000 kg blades that are 38 m long. The blades spin at 22

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A wind turbine has 12,000 kg blades that are 38 m long. The blades spin at 22 rpm. If we model a blade as a point mass at the midpoint of the blade, what is the inward force necessary to provide each blade’s centripetal acceleration?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780134779218

4th Edition

Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones

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