Hello Bruce .. I have problem regarding finding the center of mass of a rectangular plate practically. Also it is a geometric property i.e it mid point is the COM . but the plate is not homogeneous and high dense regions occur at the plate at some portions of the plate ... SO my COM is not at...
what do mean by aerodynamic consoderations?! consider a book and a large car dropped from a certain height. car reaches first and That is due to the surface area of the car more then book and so atmosphEric pressure acting on the car is more , so car reaches ground first. Am I right? But the...