AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based · Past multiple choice · Question 1, 2023 edition of the earlier course · Calculator allowed
Forces between stacked blocks on a spring
A block lands on and sticks to a block resting on a vertical spring, and the pair stops for an instant. Relate the forces they exert on each other to the top block's weight.
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1 Read the question
The question is College Board's: sample question 1 in AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Course and Exam Description. It starts on page 181 of the PDF. College Board no longer posts this edition, so it opens from the copy the Internet Archive saved on December 7, 2023. A graphing calculator is allowed, as on the exam.
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Question and answer key: College Board, from the Internet Archive. The title and summary are ours.