AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based · Past multiple choice · Question 4, 2023 edition of the earlier course · Calculator allowed
Release height for a block leaving a curved track
A 0.20 kg block slides down a frictionless curved track and leaves it 0.40 m up at 3.0 m/s. Estimate how high it started.
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The question is College Board's: sample question 4 in AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Course and Exam Description. It starts on page 183 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.