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A hummingbird hovers by exerting a downward force on the air equal, on average, to its weight. By Newton's third law , the air exerts an upward force of the same magnitude on the bird's wings. Find the average mechanical power (in W) delivered by a 2.80 g hummingbird while hovering if its wings beat 55.0 times per second through a stroke 3.34 cm long.
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