AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based · Past multiple choice · Question 6, 2018 printing of the first course · Calculator allowed

Finding a mass from a falling partner

Students want the mass of a block on a frictionless table from the time a hanging block takes to reach the floor. Pick what else they have to measure.

1 Read the question

The question is College Board's: sample question 6 in AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Course and Exam Description. It starts on page 83 of the PDF. College Board no longer posts this edition, so it opens from the copy the Internet Archive saved on April 29, 2019. A graphing calculator is allowed, as on the exam.

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2 Pick your answer

Question and answer key: College Board, from the Internet Archive. The title and summary are ours.