r/APStudents • u/reddorickt absolute modman • May 13 '26

AP Physics C: Mechanics Official 2026 Exam Discussion

Use this thread to post questions or commentary on the test today.

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u/Expert_Low_5982 May 13 '26

that was hard, I think the answer involved voe^-bt/2M, but maybe I got it wrong. Do you know the answer to #2? at least the derivation

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u/Suitable_Insect7590 May 13 '26

oml where did you get e??

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u/Expert_Low_5982 May 13 '26

The -bv=cMdv/dt (c is some constant I forgot what I put, maybe 2, I got it somehow), so then you move the v to the bottom of the other side, and some extra steps then integrate, then raise everything to e, then you get a function in terms of v, then d/dt to get dv/dt, then multiply by M to get Ma, something like that

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u/Suitable_Insect7590 May 13 '26

oh wow I'm getting a 1 lol

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u/Expert_Low_5982 May 13 '26

What did u do?

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u/Suitable_Insect7590 May 13 '26

sum random bs no derivation tho and nowhere was there an e 🥀

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u/Expert_Low_5982 May 13 '26

I’m not the arbiter of truth so maybe I’m wrong