The shape of an object affects it's free-fall density

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Homework Statement



Identify evidence that the shape of an object affects it's free-fall acceleration

Examples would help.

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The Attempt at a Solution



Wind resistance would be different for an egg as compared to a rubix cube
 
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mufc4ever said:
Wind resistance would be different for an egg as compared to a rubix cube

I'd think that they would want a bit more than this :biggrin: You'll have to show some calculations, I don't remember the equations right now (haven't done this in a long time) but you'd want to show that the drag would differ for bodies with different shapes.