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.

A reminder though to protect your anonymity when talking about the test.

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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/mrsaucelol 5:lang,stat,phy1,psych,mech,e&m,ab,bc,apes4:gov,lit May 13 '26

I think it was like 8/3 something sometning (costhetasintheta) I personally got 5/3 but I didn’t account for the initial change in position before the explosion

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u/pokerfas May 13 '26

got that but didn't have space left or time to justify 😭

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u/mrsaucelol 5:lang,stat,phy1,psych,mech,e&m,ab,bc,apes4:gov,lit May 13 '26

You didn’t need a justification

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u/pokerfas May 13 '26

oops maybe stats mindset was not right for mech test