AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based · Free-response questions 2017

4 questions, each with its course unit and the official scoring guidelines.

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Question 1

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Question 1 — The figure presents a section of a pipe. From left to right, the pipe begins horizontally, then slants upward and to the right at a steep angle. It then bends to an angle that is slightly above horizontal, and finally…

Source: College Board — AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based, Free-response questions, 2017

Question 2

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Question 2 — 2. (12 points, suggested time 25 minutes) A group of students is given several long, thick, cylindrical conducting rods of the same unknown material with various lengths and diameters and asked to experimentally…

Source: College Board — AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based, Free-response questions, 2017

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Question 3 — The figure presents experimental equipment including a waterproof light box with a plate on one side, a convex lens, and a screen, all arranged on a ruled rectangular rod. The screen is in the shape of a rectangle, with…

Source: College Board — AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based, Free-response questions, 2017

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