AP Physics C: Mechanics · Free-response questions 2011

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

Question 3

Open answer
Question 3 — Mech. 3. The torsion pendulum shown above consists of a disk of rotational inertia I suspended by a flexible rod attached to a rigid support. When the disk is twisted through a small angle q , the twisted rod exerts a…

Source: College Board — AP Physics C: Mechanics, Free-response questions, 2011

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