2021, Question 1 · Short Answer · 7 points · about 13 minutes

Stunt cyclist ramp jump over cars

Derive how far a cyclist travels through the air after coasting down a ramp, use it to predict the effect of a taller ramp, and sketch vertical velocity against time during the jump.

This exam had five free-response questions in 1 hour and 30 minutes: Questions 1, 4 and 5 were short questions worth 7 points each with about 13 minutes suggested, and Questions 2 and 3 were long questions worth 12 points each with about 25 minutes suggested. The current exam has 4 free-response questions in 95 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.

1 Read the question

The question is College Board's, from the 2021 exam. It starts on page 4 of the PDF. College Board no longer posts this exam, so it opens from the copy of College Board's PDF that the Internet Archive saved on May 18, 2025.

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2 Write your answer

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3 Score it

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