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Biomedical: Bird Flight Let v be the flying speed of a bird, and let w be its weight....

Biomedical: Bird Flight Let v be the flying speed of a bird, and let w be its weight. The power P that the bird must maintain during flight is where a and b are positive constants depending on the shape of the bird and the density of the air. Find the speed v that minimizes the power P.

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