SOLUTION: A tree climber is 85'up in a tree. Ground winds are 20-30 mph. What are the wind speeds where the tree climber is?

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Question 1073717: A tree climber is 85'up in a tree. Ground winds are 20-30 mph. What are the wind speeds where the tree climber is?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assume a reference height of 10' and a exponent of 0.333 for wooded areas,
y%2F20=%28x%2F10%29%5E0.333
y%5B20%5D=9.283x%5E%280.333%29
and
y%2F30=%28x%2F10%29%5E0.333
y%5B30%5D=13.925x%5E%280.333%29
So when x=85,
y%5B20%5D=9.283%2885%29%5E%280.333%29=28.4mph
y%5B30%5D=13.925%2885%29%5E%280.333%29=61.2mph
28.4-61.2 mph