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A 40 m diameter, three bladed wind turbine produces 700 kw at a wind speed (hub height) of 14 m/s. The air density is 1.225 kg/m³. Find:

a) The rotational speed (rpm) of the rotor at a tip-speed ratio of 5.0.
b) What is the tip-speed (m/s)