AP DAILY LIVE REVIEW AB CALCULUS Solutions MARK & VIRGE DAY 2

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1. The position of a toy car moving along a horizontal track is given by 𝑐𝑐(𝑡𝑡) = √𝑡𝑡 + 2 for 𝑡𝑡 ≥ 0. At what
time 𝑡𝑡 in the interval 2 ≤ 𝑡𝑡 ≤ 7 is the average velocity equal to the instantaneous velocity?

17 16 9 15
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 5 2 3

2. Let 𝑔𝑔 be the function defined by 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 5 + 3𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥 3 . What is the minimum value of the function on
the interval [−2, 1] ?

(A) 7 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 1

3. Let ℎ(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 + 3𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥−4 . Use the equation of the tangent line to ℎ(𝑥𝑥) at 𝑥𝑥 = 4 to approximate ℎ(5).

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 11

4. The relationship between 𝑚𝑚 and 𝑣𝑣 is defined by the equation 8𝑚𝑚3 = √4𝑣𝑣 .

𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
At the instant when = 12 and 𝑣𝑣 = 16, what is the value of ?
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑

1 1 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 32 2 32
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graph of 𝑔𝑔′

5. The graph of 𝑔𝑔′ , the derivative of the function 𝑔𝑔, is shown above for − 2 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 4.
On what interval(s) is 𝑔𝑔 decreasing?
(A) [−2, 1] and [2, 4] (B) [−2, 1] (C) [2, 4] (D) [0, 4]

6. The rate at which hot chocolate is served from a large thermal container at an ice-skating party,
in cups per minute, is modeled by 𝐻𝐻, a differentiable function of the number of minutes after the
party begins. Which of the following is the best interpretation of 𝐻𝐻 ′ (25) ?

(A) The amount of hot chocolate, in cups, that has been served during the first 25 minutes of the party.

(B) The amount of hot chocolate, in cups per minute, that has been served during the first 25 minutes
of the party.

(C) The rate at which hot chocolate is being served, in cups per minute, 25 minutes after the party
started.

(D) The rate at which hot chocolate is being served is changing, in cups per minute per minute, 25
minutes after the party started.

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7. The derivative of the function 𝑓𝑓 is 𝑓𝑓 ′ (𝑥𝑥) = (𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑥𝑥)2 cos(2.5𝑥𝑥).
On what interval(s) in (-1, 1) is the graph of 𝑓𝑓 concave down?
(A) (−1, −0.295) and (0.295, 1) (B) ( −0.466, 0) and (0.466, 1)
(C) (−1, −0.628) and (0.628, 1) (D) The function 𝑓𝑓 is never concave down
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8. The velocity of a particle moving along the 𝑥𝑥-axis for 0 ≤ 𝑡𝑡 ≤ 3 is given by the function
ln (𝑡𝑡 + 2)
𝑣𝑣(𝑡𝑡) = . Which statement is true?
1.5 + cos(𝑡𝑡 2 )

(A) The speed of the particle is increasing at 𝑡𝑡 = 1.9.

(B) The speed of the particle is decreasing at 𝑡𝑡 = 1.9.

(C) The acceleration of the particle is positive at 𝑡𝑡 = 1.9.

(D) The speed is constant at 𝑡𝑡 = 1.9.

the graph of 𝑓𝑓

9. The graph of the differentiable function 𝑓𝑓 is shown. Which of the following is true?

(A) 𝑓𝑓(1) < 𝑓𝑓 ′ (1) < 𝑓𝑓′′(1)

(B) 𝑓𝑓′(1) < 𝑓𝑓(1) < 𝑓𝑓′′(1)

(C) 𝑓𝑓(1) < 𝑓𝑓 ′′ (1) < 𝑓𝑓′(1)

(D) 𝑓𝑓′′(1) < 𝑓𝑓 ′ (1) < 𝑓𝑓(1)

10. Let 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) be a differentiable function for which 𝑔𝑔′ (𝑥𝑥) > 0 and 𝑔𝑔′′ (𝑥𝑥) < 0 for all values of 𝑥𝑥. It is known that
𝑔𝑔(3) = 2 and 𝑔𝑔(4) = 7. Which of the following is a possible value for 𝑔𝑔(5)?

(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 16

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𝑡𝑡
0 10 22 28 45 60
(minutes)
𝐻𝐻(𝑡𝑡)
0 3.2 7.1 6.3 2.5 0.4
(cups/minute)

1. A large container of hot chocolate is being emptied by skating party guests. At time 𝑡𝑡 = 0, there
are 120 cups of hot chocolate in the large container. The rate at which hot chocolate is being
removed from the container is modeled by the differentiable function, 𝐻𝐻, where 𝐻𝐻(𝑡𝑡) is measured
in cups per minute for 0 ≤ 𝑡𝑡 ≤ 60 minutes. Select values are given in the table.

(a) Using the data in the table, approximate 𝐻𝐻 ′ (25). Using correct units, interpret the meaning of
𝐻𝐻′(25) in the context of the problem.

The rate at which hot chocolate is being removed

from the container is changing at a rate of –0.1333... cups per minute per minute at t = 25 minutes.

2. Mark rides his bike along a straight path. Mark’s velocity can be modeled by the function
𝑣𝑣(𝑡𝑡) = (𝑡𝑡 + 2)𝑒𝑒 √𝑡𝑡 meters per minute for 0 ≤ 𝑡𝑡 ≤ 10 minutes.

(a) Find Mark’s acceleration at time 𝑡𝑡 = 4. Indicate units of measure.

3. Consider the functions 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 2 cos 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 0.5𝑥𝑥 2 .

(a) Let 𝑑𝑑(𝑥𝑥) be the vertical distance between these two functions. Find the rate of change of 𝑑𝑑(𝑥𝑥)
at 𝑥𝑥 = 2.5.
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4. An apple pie cools on a kitchen counter. The function 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑡𝑡) models the temperature of the pie,
in degrees Fahrenheit, at time 𝑡𝑡 minutes. When the pie was placed on the counter, its temperature
was 270 degrees Fahrenheit.
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
The function 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑡𝑡) satisfies the differential equation 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = −0.05(𝑦𝑦 − 70).

(a) Use the line tangent to the graph of 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑡𝑡) at 𝑡𝑡 = 0 to approximate the temperature of the
pie at time 𝑡𝑡 = 10 minutes.

𝑑𝑑2 𝑦𝑦 𝑑𝑑2 𝑦𝑦
(b) Find 𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡 2 in terms of 𝑦𝑦. Use 𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡 2 to explain whether the graph of 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑡𝑡) could resemble the
following graph. Explain your reasoning.

5. Consider the curve given by the equation 2(𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦) = 5 sin 𝑦𝑦.

𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 2
(a) Show that 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = −2+5 cos𝑦𝑦
.

(b) Determine the concavity of the curve for all points 𝜋𝜋 < 𝑦𝑦 < 3𝜋𝜋/2.
𝑑𝑑 2 𝑦𝑦 𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
2
= [2(−2 + 5 cos 𝑦𝑦)−1 ] = −2(−2 + 5 cos 𝑦𝑦)−2 �0 − 5 sin(𝑦𝑦) �
𝑑𝑑𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
2(−5 sin 𝑦𝑦) 2 20 sin 𝑦𝑦
=− ∙ =
(−2 + 5 cos 𝑦𝑦)2 −2 + 5 cos 𝑦𝑦 (−2 + 5 cos 𝑦𝑦)3

3𝜋𝜋
This ratio will always be positive (-/-) for 𝜋𝜋 < 𝑦𝑦 < 2
, so the curve is concave up on this interval.