We present a numerical method for the solution of Newton's problem of least resistance in the class of convex functions using a convex hull approach. We observe that the numerically computed solutions possess some symmetry. Further, their extremal points lie on several curves. By exploiting this conjectured structure, we are able to compute highly accurate solutions to Newton's problem.
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