Wind farms are a source of renewable energy found around the world. The power P (in kilowatts) generated by a wind turbine varie

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Wind farms are a source of renewable energy found around the world. The power P (in kilowatts) generated by a wind turbine varie

s directly as the cube of the wind speed v (in meters per second). If a turbine generates 500kW in a 10m/s wind, how much power does it generate in a 12 m/s wind?
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tigry1 [53] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-05T21:21:12+03:00

tigry1 [53]3 years ago

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Answer:

600kW

Step-by-step explanation:

Referring to the fact that 10m/s of wind is 500kW so divide 500 by 10.

500/10=50

So there is 50 kW is 1m/s of wind. Now multiply 12 by 50

12x50=600

So for 12m/s of wind there is 600kW