2018 #1 Free Response Question - AP Physics 1 - Exam Solution

The video tutorial covers a problem from the 2018 AP Physics exam, focusing on a spacecraft in orbit around Earth. It includes drawing a free body diagram, deriving the orbital period equation, comparing orbital periods for different spacecraft masses, and analyzing speed changes when the spacecraft moves to a new orbit. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of understanding gravitational forces, centripetal acceleration, and the relationship between orbital radius and speed.

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