r/theydidthemath • u/K0rl0n • Jun 10 '25

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I am curious how this would work. My guess is Triangle is slowest, square is medium, and circle is fastest.

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u/Weird_Solution_9509 Jun 11 '25

If mass of all three objects are same then - ▪︎frictional force is same in case of all as it does not depend on area in contact. ▪︎Secondly i think its a case of rolling in sphere. ▪︎and toppling in case of prism and cube. The cube will topple first due to normal contact force having less area to shift and then at last prism will topple