Ap Calculus mc1993-2008BC

AP Calculus Multiple-Choice Sample Questions
Calculus AB: Section I Part A

A calculator may not be used on this part of the exam.
( 3π ) ( 3π )
cos + h − cos
2 2
1. What is lim ?
h→0 h
√
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) −1 (E) The limit does not exist
2
dy d2 y
2. At which of the five points on the graph in the figure above are and both negative?
dx dx2
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D (E) E
3. The slope of the tangent to the curve y 3 x + y 2 x2 = 6 at (2, 1) is

(A) − 3 (B) −1 (C) − 5 (D) − 3 (E) 0
2 14 14
4. Let S be the region enclosed by the graphs of y = 2x and y = 2x2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 . What is the volume
of the solid generated when S is revolved about the line y = 3 ?
∫ 1( )
(A) π (3 − 2x2 )2 − (3 − 2x)2 dx
0
∫ 1( )
(B) π (3 − 2x)2 − (3 − 2x2 )2 dx
0
∫ 1( )
(C) π 4x2 − 4x4 dx
0
∫ 2 (( √ )2 )
y )2 ( y
(D) π 3− − 3− dy
0 2 2
∫ 2 (( √ )2 ( )
y y )2
(E) π 3− − 3− dy
0 2 2
5. Which of the following statements about the function given by f (x) = x4 − 2x3 is true?
(A) The function has no relative extremum.

(B) The graph of the function has one point of inflection and the function has two relative extrema.
(C) The graph of the function has two points of inflection and the function has one relative extremum.
(D) The graph of the function has two points of inflection and the function has two relative extrema.
(E) The graph of the function has two points of inflection and the function has three relative extrema.
6. If f (x) = sin2 (3 − x) , then f 0 (0) =

(A) −2 cos 3 (B) −2 sin 3 cos 3 (C) 6 cos 3 (D) 2 sin 3 cos 3 (E) 6 sin 3 cos 3
1
dy
7. Which of the following is the solution to the differential equation = 4x , where y(2) = −2 ?
dx y
(A) y = 2x for x > 0
(B) y = 2x − 6 for x 6= 3
√ √
(C) y = − 4x2 − 12 for x > 3
√ √
(D) y = 4x2 − 12 for x > 3
√ √
(E) y = − 4x2 − 6 for x > 1.5
8. What is the average rate of change of the function f given by f (x) = x4 − 5x on the closed interval
[0, 3] ?
(A) 8.5 (B) 8.7 (C) 22 (D) 33 (E) 66
9. The position of a particle moving along a line is given by s(t) = 2t3 − 24t2 + 90t + 7 for t ≥ 0 . For what
values of t is the speed of the particle increasing?
(A) 3 < t < 4 only (B) t > 4 only (C) t > 5 only
(D) 0 < t < 3 and t > 5 (E) 3 < t < 4 and t > 5
∫
√
10. (x − 1) xdx =
√
(A) 3 x − √1 + C (B) 3 x3/2 − 1 x1/2 + C (C) 1 x2 − x + C
2 x 2 2 2
2 5/2 2
(D) x − x3/2 + C 1
(E) x + 2x − x + C
2 3/2
5 3 2
x2 − 4
11. What is lim ?
x→∞ 2 + x − 4x2
(A) −2 (B) − 1 (C) 1 (D) 1 (E) The limit does not exist
4 2
12. The figure above shows the graph of y = 5x − x2 and the graph of the line y = 2x . What is the area of
the shaded region?
(A) 25 (B) 9 (C) 9 (D) 27 (E) 45
6 2 2 2
2
∫ 2x
e−t dt , which of the following is true?
2
13. If y = 5 +
2
dy
= e−x and y(0) = 5
2
(A)
dx
dy
= e−x and y(1) = 5
2
(B)
dx
dy
= e−4x and y(1) = 5
2
(C)
dx
dy
= 2e−4x and y(0) = 5
2
(D)
dx
dy
= 2e−4x and y(1) = 5
2
(E)
dx
dy
14. Which of the following is a slope field for the differential equation = x ?
dx y
(A) (B) (C)
(D) (E)
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Calculus AB: Section I Part B

A graphing calculator is required for some questions on this part of the exam.
15. A particle travels along a straight line with a velocity of v(t) = 3e−t/2 sin(2t) meters per second. What
is the total distance, in meters, traveled by the particle during the time interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 2 seconds?
(A) 0.835 (B) 1.850 (C) 2.055 (D) 2.261 (E) 7.025
16. A city is built around a circular lake that has a radius of 1 mile. The population density of the city is
f (r) people per square mile, where r is the distance from the center of the lake, in miles. Which of the
following expressions gives the number of people who live within 1 mile of the lake?
∫ 1 ∫ 1 ∫ 2
(A) 2π rf (r)dr (B) 2π r(1 + f (r))dr (C) 2π r(1 + f (r))dr
∫0 2 ∫02 0
(D) 2π rf (r)dr (E) 2π r(1 + f (r))dr

1 1
17. The graph of a function f is shown above. If lim f (x) exists and f is not continuous at b , then b =
x→b
(A) −1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2 (E) 3
x 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4

f (x) 4.18 4.38 4.56 4.73
18. Let f be a function such that f 00 (x) < 0 for all x in the closed interval [1, 2] . Selected values of f are
shown in the table above. Which of the following must be true about f 0 (1.2) ?
(A) f 0 (1.2) < 0 (B) 0 < f 0 (1.2) < 1.6 (C) 1.6 < f 0 (1.2) < 1.8
(D) 1.8 < f 0 (1.2) < 2.0 (E) f 0 (1.2) > 2.0
19. Two particles start at the origin and move along the x -axis. For 0 ≤ t ≤ 10 , their respective position
functions are given by x1 = sin t and x2 = e2t − 1 . For how many values of t do the particles have the
same velocity?
(A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) Four
4
20. The graph

∫ x of the function f shown above consists of two line segments. If g is the function defined by
g(x) = f (t)dt , then g(−1) =
0
(A) −2 (B) −1 (C) 0 (D) 1 (E) 2
21. The graphs of five functions are shown below. Which function has a nonzero average value over the closed
interval [−π, π] ?
(A) (B) (C)
(D) (E)
22. A differentiable function f has the property that f (5) = 3 and f 0 (5) = 4 . What is the estimate for
using the local linear approximation for f (4.8) at x = 5 ?
(A) 2.2 (B) 2.8 (C) 3.4 (D) 3.8 (E) 4.6
23. Oil is leaking from a tanker at the rate of R(t) = 2, 000e−0.2t gallons per hour, where t is measured in
hours. How much oil leaks out of the tanker from time t = 0 to t = 10 ?
(A) 54 gallons (B) 271 gallons (C) 865 gallons (D) 8, 647 gallons (E) 14, 778 gallons
( x)
24. If f 0 (x) = sin πe and f (0) = 1 , then f (2) =
2
(A) −1.819 (B) −0.843 (C) −0.819 (D) 0.157 (E) 1.157
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Calculus BC: Section I Part A

A calculator may not be used on this part of the exam.
1. A curve is described by the parametric equations x = t2 + 2t and y = t3 + t2 . An equation of the line

tangent to the curve at the point determined by t = 1 is
(A) 2x − 3y = 0 (B) 4x − 5y = 2 (C) 4x − y = 10 (D) 5x − 4y = 7 (E) 5x − y = 13
dy
2. If 3x2 + 2xy + y 2 = 1 , then =
dx
3x + y 3x + y 1 − 3x − y
(A) − (B) − (C) (D) − 3x (E) − 3x
y2 x+y x+y 1+y x+y
x −1.0 −0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

g 0 (x) 2 4 3 1 0 −3 −6
3. The table above gives selected values for the derivative of a function g on the interval −1 ≤ x ≤ 2 .
If g(−1) = −2 and Euler’s method with a step-size of 1.5 is used to approximate g(2) , what is the
resulting approximation?
(A) −6.5 (B) −1.5 (C) 1.5 (D) 2.5 (E) 3
∑∞ n3n
4. What are all values of x for which the series n
converges?
n=1 x
(A) All x except x = 0 (B) |x| = 3 (C) −3 ≤ x ≤ 3

(D) |x| > 3 (E) The series diverges for all x
5. If d f (x) = g(x) and if h(x) = x2 , then d f (h(x)) =

dx dx
(A) g(x2 ) (B) 2xg(x) (C) g 0 (x) (D) 2xg(x2 ) (E) x2 g(x2 )
∫ a+h
6. If F0 is a continuous function for all real x , then lim 1 F 0 (x)dx is
h→0 h a
(A) 0 (B) F (0) (C) F (a) (D) F 0 (0) (E) F 0 (a)
7. The slope field for a certain differential equation is shown above. Which of the following could be a
specific solution to that differential equation?
(A) y = x2 (B) y = ex (C) y = e−x (D) y = cos x (E) y = ln x
∫ 3
dx
8. 2 is
0 (1 − x)
(A) − 3 (B) − 1 (C) 1 (D) 3 (E) divergent

2 2 2 2
6
9. Which of the following series converge to 2 ?

∑∞
2n
I.
n=1 n +3
∑∞
−8
II. n
n=1 (−3)
∑∞
1
III. n
n=1 2
(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only
(D) I and III only (E) II and III only
10. If the function f given by f (x) = x3 has an average value of 9 on the closed interval [0, k] , then k =
(A) 3 (B) 31/2 (C) 181/3 (D) 361/4 (E) 361/3
√
11. Which of the following integrals gives the length of the graph y = sin( x) between x = a and x = b ,
where 0 < a < b ?
∫ b√ ∫ b√ ∫ b√
√ √ 1 √
(A) x + cos2 xdx (B) 1 + cos2 xdx (C) 1+ cos2 xdx
a a a 4x
√ √ √
∫ b ∫
1 + cos2 x b √ 1 √
(D) dx (E) sin2 x + cos2 xdx
a 4x a 4x
12. Which of the following integrals represents the area enclosed by the smaller loop of the graph of r =
1 + 2 sin θ ?
∫ 11π/6 ∫ 11π/6 ∫ 7π/6
(A) 1 2
(1 + 2 sin θ) dθ (B) 1 (1 + 2 sin θ)dθ (C) 1 (1 + 2 sin θ)2 dθ
2 7π/6 2 7π/6 2 −π/6
∫ 7π/6 ∫ −π/6
(D) (1 + 2 sin θ)2 dθ (E) (1 + 2 sin θ)dθ
−π/6 7π/6
13. The third-degree Taylor polynomial about x = 0 of ln(1 − x) is

2 3 2 2 3
(A) −x − x − x (B) 1 − x + x (C) x − x + x
2 3 2 2 3
2 2 3
(D) −1 + x − x (E) −x + x − x
2 2 3
dy
14. If = y sec2 x and y = 5 when x = 0 , then y =
dx
(A) etan x + 4 (B) etan x + 5 (C) 5etan x (D) tan x + 5 (E) tan x + 5ex
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Calculus BC: Section I Part B

A graphing calculator is required for some questions on this part of the exam.
∫ x
15. The graph of the function f above consists of four semicircles. If g(x) = f (t)dt , where is g(x)
0
nonnegative?
(A) [−3, 3] (B) [−3, −2] ∪ [0, 2] only (C) [0, 3] only
(D) [0, 2] only (E) [−3, −2] ∪ [0, 3] only
16. If f is differentiable at x = a , which of the following could be false?

f (x) − f (a)
(A) f is continuous at x = a. (B) lim f (x) exists (C) lim exists
x→a x→a x−a
(D) f 0 (a) is defined (E) f 00 (a) is defined
17. A rectangle with one side on the x -axis has its upper vertices on the graph of y = cos x , as shown in
the figure above. What is the minimum area of the shaded region?
(A) 0.799 (B) 0.878 (C) 1.140 (D) 1.439 (E) 2.000
18. A solid has a rectangular base that lies in the first quadrant and is bounded by the x - and y -axes and
the lines x = 2 and y = 1 . The height of the solid above the point (x, y) is 1 + 3x . Which of the
following is a Riemann sum approximation for the volume of the solid?
∑n ( ) ∑n ( ) ∑n ( )
(A) 1 1 + 3i (B) 2 1 1 + 3i (C) 2 i 1 + 3i
i=1 n n i=1 n n i=1 n n
∑n ( ) ∑n ( )
(D) 2 1 + 6i (E) 2i 1 + 6i
i=1 n n i=1 n n
19. A particle moves along the x -axis so that at any time t ≥ 0 its velocity is given by v(t) = ln(t+1)−2t+1 .
The total distance traveled by the particle from t = 0 to t = 2 is
(A) 0.667 (B) 0.704 (C) 1.540 (D) 2.667 (E) 2.901
8
20. Three graphs labeled I, II, and III are shown above. One is the graph of f , one is the graph of f 0 , and
one is the graph of f 00 . Which of the following correctly identifies each of the three graphs?
f f 0 f 00
(A) I II III
(B) I III II
(C) II I III
(D) II III I
(E) III II I
√
21. If the function f is defined by f (x) = x3 + 2 and g is an antiderivative of f such that g(3) = 5 , then
g(1) =
(A) −3.268 (B) −1.585 (C) 1.732 (D) 6.585 (E) 11.585
∫ x
100(t2 − 3t + 2)e−t dt . Which of the following statements
2
22. Let g be the function given by g(x) =
1
about g must be true?
I. g is increasing on (1, 2) .
II. g is increasing on (2, 3) .
III. g(3) > 0
(D) II and III only (E) I, II, and III
23. For a series S, let

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
S =1− + − + − ++ − + − + · · · + an + · · · ,
9 2 25 4 49 8 81 16 121

 1
 (n−1)/2 , if n is odd
where an = 2
 −1 , if n is even

(n + 1)2
I. S converges because the terms of S alternate and lim an = 0 .
n→∞
II. S diverges because it is not true that |an+1 | < |an | for all n .
III. S converges although it is not true that |an+1 | < |an | for all n .
(A) None (B) I only (C) II only(D) III only (E) I and III only
( ) ( )
24. Let g be the function given by g(t) = 100 + 20 sin πt + 10 cos πt . For 0 ≤ t ≤ 8 , g is decreasing
2 6
most rapidly when t =
(A) 0.949 (B) 2.017 (C) 3.106 (D) 5.965 (E) 8.000
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Answers to Calculus AB Multiple-Choice Sample Questions
No. Answer No. Answer

1 A 15 D
2 B 16 D
3 C 17 B
4 A 18 D
5 C 19 D
6 B 20 B
7 C 21 E
8 C 22 A
9 E 23 D
10 D 24 E
11 B
12 B
13 E
14 E
Answers to Calculus BC Multiple-Choice Sample Questions

1 D 15 A
2 B 16 E
3 D 17 B
4 D 18 D
5 D 19 C
6 E 20 E
7 E 21 B
8 E 22 B
9 E 23 D
10 E 24 B
11 D
12 A
13 A
14 C
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1993 AP Calculus BC: Section I
90 Minutes—Scientific Calculator
Notes: (1) The exact numerical value of the correct answer does not always appear among the choices
given. When this happens, select from among the choices the number that best approximates
the exact numerical value.
(2) Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function f is assumed to be the set of all real
numbers x for which f (x) is a real number.
1. The area of the region enclosed by the graphs of y x 2 and y = x is
1 1 1 5
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 1
6 3 2 6
f ( x) f (0)
2. If f ( x) 2 x 2 1, then lim is
x o0 x2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4 (E) nonexistent
x
3. If p is a polynomial of degree n, n ! 0 , what is the degree of the polynomial Q( x) ³ 0 p(t )dt ?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) n 1 (D) n (E) n 1
dy dx
4. A particle moves along the curve xy 10. If x = 2 and 3, what is the value of ?
dt dt
5 6 4 6
(A) (B) (C) 0 (D) (E)
2 5 5 5
11
5. Which of the following represents the graph of the polar curve r 2sec T ?
2 3 d2y
6. If x t 1 and y t , then
dx 2
3 3 3
(A) (B) (C) 3t (D) 6t (E)
4t 2t 2
1 3 x4
7. ³ 0
x e dx
1 1
(A) (e 1) (B) e (C) e 1 (D) e (E) 4(e 1)
4 4
8. If f ( x) ln(e 2 x ) , then f c( x)
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2x (D) e2 x (E) 2e2 x
12
2
9. If f ( x) 1 x3 , which of the following is NOT true?
(A) f is continuous for all real numbers.
(B) f has a minimum at x 0.
(C) f is increasing for x ! 0 .
(D) f c( x) exists for all x.
(E) f cc( x) is negative for x ! 0 .
10. Which of the following functions are continuous at x 1 ?
I. ln x
II. ex
III. ln(e x 1)
(A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) II and III only (E) I, II, and III
f 2 x
11. ³4 3
dx is
9 x2
2 3 § 23 · 2 2 3 § 23 2
·
(A) 7 3 (B) ¨7 ¸ (C) 9 3 7 3 (D) ¨9 73 ¸ (E) nonexistent
2© ¹ 2© ¹
12. The position of a particle moving along the x-axis is x(t ) sin(2t ) cos(3t ) for time t t 0 .
When t S , the acceleration of the particle is
1 1
(A) 9 (B) (C) 0 (D) (E) –9
9 9
dy
13. If x 2 y , then y could be
dx
x3 x3
§ x· x3
(A) 3ln ¨ ¸ (B) e3 7 (C) 2e 3 (D) 3e2 x (E) 1
©3¹ 3
13
14. The derivative of f is x 4 ( x 2)( x 3) . At how many points will the graph of f have a relative
maximum?
(A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) Four
2
15. If f ( x) e tan x , then f c( x)
2
x
(A) e tan
2
x
(B) sec2 x e tan
2
x 1
(C) tan 2 x e tan
2
x
(D) 2 tan x sec 2 x e tan
2
x
(E) 2 tan x e tan
16. Which of the following series diverge?
f
2
I. ¦ k 12
k 3
f k
§6·
II. ¦ ¨ ¸
©7¹
k 1
f
(1) k
III. ¦ k
k 2
(A) None (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and III (E) II and III
17. The slope of the line tangent to the graph of ln( xy ) x at the point where x = 1 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) e (D) e2 (E) 1 e
18. If e f ( x ) 1 x 2 , then f c( x)
(A)
1
1 x 2
(B)
2x
1 x 2
(C) 2 x(1 x 2 ) (D)
2 x e1 x
2
(E) 2 x ln(1 x 2 )
14
19. The shaded region R, shown in the figure above, is rotated about the y -axis to form a solid whose
volume is 10 cubic units. Of the following, which best approximates k ?
(A) 1.51 (B) 2.09 (C) 2.49 (D) 4.18 (E) 4.77
20. A particle moves along the x-axis so that at any time t t 0 the acceleration of the particle is
5 17
a (t ) e2t . If at t 0 the velocity of the particle is and its position is , then its position at
2 4
any time t ! 0 is x(t )
e2t
(A) 3
2
e2t
(B) 4
4
9 1
(C) 4e2t t
2 4
e2t 15
(D) 3t
2 4
e2t
(E) 3t 4
4
3 2
x 8
21. The value of the derivative of y at x = 0 is
4
2x 1
1 1
(A) –1 (B) (C) 0 (D) (E) 1
2 2
15
22. If f ( x) x 2e x , then the graph of f is decreasing for all x such that
(A) x 2 (B) 2 x 0 (C) x ! 2 (D) x0 (E) x!0
23. The length of the curve determined by the equations x t 2 and y = t from t = 0 to t = 4 is
4
(A) ³0 4t 1 dt
4
(B) 2³ t 2 1 dt
0
4
(C) ³0 2t 2 1 dt
4
(D) ³0 4t 2 1 dt
4
(E) 2S ³ 4t 2 1 dt
0
24. Let f and g be functions that are differentiable for all real numbers, with g ( x ) z 0 for x z 0.
f c( x) f ( x)
If lim f ( x) lim g ( x) 0 and lim exists, then lim is
xo0 x o0 xo0 g c( x ) xo0 g ( x )
(A) 0
f c( x)
(B)
g c( x)
f c( x)
(C) lim
xo0 g c( x )
f c( x) g ( x) f ( x) g c( x)
(D)
f ( x) 2
(E) nonexistent
25. Consider the curve in the xy-plane represented by x et and y te t for t t 0 . The slope of the
line tangent to the curve at the point where x 3 is
(A) 20.086 (B) 0.342 (C) –0.005 (D) –0.011 (E) –0.033
16
dy
26. If y arctan(e 2 x ), then
dx
2e2 x 2e 2 x e2 x 1 1
(A) (B) 4x
(C) 4x
(D) (E)
1 e4 x 1 e 1 e 1 e4 x 1 e4 x
f
( x 1) n
27. The interval of convergence of ¦ 3n
is
n 0
(A) 3 x d 3 (B) 3 d x d 3 (C) 2 x 4
(D) 2 d x 4 (E) 0 d x d 2

28. If a particle moves in the xy-plane so that at time t ! 0 its position vector is ln(t 2 2t ), 2t 2 , then
at time t 2 , its velocity vector is
§3 · §3 · §1 · §1 · § 5 ·
(A) ¨ ,8 ¸ (B) ¨ ,4¸ (C) ¨ ,8 ¸ (D) ¨ , 4 ¸ (E) ¨ ,4¸
©4 ¹ ©4 ¹ ©8 ¹ ©8 ¹ © 16 ¹
³ x sec
2
29. x dx
x2
(A) x tan x C (B) tan x C (C) sec2 x 2sec2 x tan x C
2
(D) x tan x ln cos x C (E) x tan x ln cos x C
30. What is the volume of the solid generated by rotating about the x-axis the region enclosed by the
S
curve y sec x and the lines x 0, y 0, and x ?
3
S
(A)
3
(B) S
(C) S 3
8S
(D)
3
§1 ·
(E) S ln ¨ 3 ¸
©2 ¹
17
§ (5 n)100 ·§ 5n ·
31. If sn ¨¨ ¸¨ ¸ , to what number does the sequence ^sn ` converge?
n 1 ¸¨ (4 n)100 ¸
© 5 ¹© ¹
100
1 5 §5·
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D) ¨ ¸ (E) The sequence does not converge.
5 4 ©4¹
b b
32. If ³a f ( x)dx 5 and ³ a g ( x)dx 1 , which of the following must be true?
I. f ( x) ! g ( x) for a d x d b
b
II. ³ a f ( x) g ( x) dx 4
b
III. ³ a f ( x) g ( x) dx 5
(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) II and III only (E) I, II, and III
S
33. Which of the following is equal to ³ 0 sin x dx ?
S
S 0
(A) ³
2
S cos x dx (B) ³ 0 cos x dx (C) ³ S sin x dx
2
S
2S
(D) ³
2
S sin x dx (E) ³S sin x dx
2
18
34. In the figure above, PQ represents a 40-foot ladder with end P against a vertical wall and end Q on
level ground. If the ladder is slipping down the wall, what is the distance RQ at the instant when Q
3
is moving along the ground as fast as P is moving down the wall?
4
6 8 80
(A) 10 (B) 10 (C) (D) 24 (E) 32
5 5 7
x
35. If F and f are differentiable functions such that F ( x) ³0 f (t )dt , and if F (a) 2 and
F (b) 2 where a b , which of the following must be true?
(A) f ( x) 0 for some x such that a x b.
(B) f ( x) ! 0 for all x such that a x b.
(C) f ( x) 0 for all x such that a x b.
(D) F ( x) d 0 for all x such that a x b.
(E) F ( x) 0 for some x such that a x b.
36. Consider all right circular cylinders for which the sum of the height and circumference is
30 centimeters. What is the radius of the one with maximum volume?
30 10
(A) 3 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 20 cm (D) cm (E) cm
S 2 S
19
x for x d 1
° e
37. If f ( x) ®1
for x ! 1,
then ³ 0 f ( x)dx =
°̄
x
3 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) 2 (D) e (E) e
2 2
38. During a certain epidemic, the number of people that are infected at any time increases at a rate
proportional to the number of people that are infected at that time. If 1,000 people are infected
when the epidemic is first discovered, and 1,200 are infected 7 days later, how many people are
infected 12 days after the epidemic is first discovered?
(A) 343 (B) 1,343 (C) 1,367 (D) 1,400 (E) 2,057
dy 1
39. If , then the average rate of change of y with respect to x on the closed interval >1, 4@ is
dx x
1 1 2 2
(A) (B) ln 2 (C) ln 2 (D) (E) 2
4 2 3 5
40. Let R be the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the x-axis and the graph of y ln(1 2 x x 2 ) .
If Simpson’s Rule with 2 subintervals is used to approximate the area of R, the approximation is
(A) 0.462 (B) 0.693 (C) 0.924 (D) 0.986 (E) 1.850
x 2 3 x t 2
41. Let f ( x) ³ 2
e dt . At what value of x is f ( x) a minimum?
1 3
(A) For no value of x (B) (C) (D) 2 (E) 3
2 2
42. lim (1 2 x)csc x

xo0
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) e (E) e2
20
43. The coefficient of x 6 in the Taylor series expansion about x

0 for f ( x) sin x 2 is
1 1 1
(A) (B) 0 (C) (D) (E) 1
6 120 6
b
44. If f is continuous on the interval > a, b @ , then there exists c such that a c b and ³a f ( x)dx
f (c ) f (b) f (a )
(A) (B) (C) f (b) f (a) (D) f c(c)(b a ) (E) f (c)(b a)
ba ba
f
¦ sin 2 x
k
45. If f ( x) , then f 1 is
k 1
(A) 0.369 (B) 0.585 (C) 2.400 (D) 2.426 (E) 3.426
21
1993 BC
1. A 24. C
2. C 25. D
3. E 26. B
4. B 27. C
5. D 28. A
6. A 29. E
7. A 30. C
8. B 31. A
9. D 32. B
10. E 33. A
11. E 34. E
12. E 35. A
13. C 36. E
14. B 37. B
15. D 38. C
16. A 39. C
17. A 40. C
18. B 41. C
19. B 42. E
20. E 43. A
21. A 44. E
22. B 45. D
23. D
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1997 AP Calculus BC:
Section I, Part A
50 Minutes—No Calculator
Note: Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function f is assumed to be the set of all real
1
1. ³0 x x 1 dx
16 7
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D) (E) 2
15 5
dy
2. If x e 2t and y sin(2t ) , then
dx
2t e 2t sin(2t) cos(2t) cos(2t)

(A) 4e cos(2t) (B) (C) 2t
(D) 2t
(E)
cos(2t) 2e 2e e 2t
3. The function f given by f ( x) 3 x5 4 x3 3 x has a relative maximum at x
5 5
(A) –1 (B) (C) 0 (D) (E) 1
5 5
4.
d
dx
xeln x
2

(A) 1 2 x (B) x x2 (C) 3x 2 (D) x3 (E) x 2 x3
3
e x 2
5. If f ( x) ( x 1) 2 , then f c(2)
2
3 7 3 e
(A) 1 (B) (C) 2 (D) (E)
2 2 2
6. The line normal to the curve y 16 x at the point 0, 4 has slope
1 1
(A) 8 (B) 4 (C) (D) (E) 8
8 8
23
Section I, Part A
Questions 7-9 refer to the graph and the information below.
The function f is defined on the closed interval > 0,8@ . The graph of its derivative f c is shown above.
7. The point 3,5 is on the graph of y f ( x) . An equation of the line tangent to the graph of f at
3,5 is
(A) y 2
(B) y 5
(C) y 5 2 x 3
(D) y 5 2 x 3
(E) y 5 2 x 3
8. How many points of inflection does the graph of f have?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
(E) Six
24
Section I, Part A
9. At what value of x does the absolute minimum of f occur?
(A) 0
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 8
dy
10. If y xy x 2 1 , then when x 1, is
dx
1 1
(A) (B) (C) –1 (D) –2 (E) nonexistent
2 2
f x
11. ³1 (1 x 2 ) 2
dx is
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) divergent
2 4 4 2
12. The graph of f c , the derivative of f , is shown in the figure above. Which of the following
describes all relative extrema of f on the open interval a, b ?
(A) One relative maximum and two relative minima

(B) Two relative maxima and one relative minimum
(C) Three relative maxima and one relative minimum
(D) One relative maximum and three relative minima
(E) Three relative maxima and two relative minima
25
Section I, Part A
13. A particle moves along the x-axis so that its acceleration at any time t is a (t ) 2t 7 . If the initial
velocity of the particle is 6, at what time t during the interval 0 d t d 4 is the particle farthest to the
right?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4
3 9 27 81
14. The sum of the infinite geometric series ! is
2 16 128 1, 024
(A) 1.60 (B) 2.35 (C) 2.40 (D) 2.45 (E) 2.50
15. The length of the path described by the parametric equations x cos3 t and y sin 3 t , for
S
0 d t d , is given by
2
S
(A) ³ 0
2 3cos 2 t 3sin 2 t dt
S
(B) ³ 0
2 3cos 2t sin t 3sin 2t cos t dt
S
(C) ³ 0
2 9 cos 4 t 9sin 4 t dt
S
(D) ³ 0
2 9 cos 4t sin 2 t 9sin 4t cos 2 t dt
S
(E) ³ 0
2 cos6 t sin 6 t dt
eh 1
16. lim is
h o0 2 h
1
(A) 0 (B) (C) 1 (D) e (E) nonexistent
2
26
Section I, Part A
17. Let f be the function given by f ( x) ln 3 x . The third-degree Taylor polynomial for f about
x 2 is
( x 2) 2 ( x 2)3
(A) ( x 2)
2 3
( x 2) 2 ( x 2)3
(B) ( x 2)
2 3
(C) ( x 2) ( x 2) 2 ( x 2)3
( x 2) 2 ( x 2)3
(D) ( x 2)
2 3
( x 2) 2 ( x 2)3
(E) ( x 2)
2 3
18. For what values of t does the curve given by the parametric equations x t 3 t 2 1 and
y t 4 2t 2 8t have a vertical tangent?
(A) 0 only
(B) 1 only
2
(C) 0 and only
3
2
(D) 0, , and 1
3
(E) No value
19. The graph of y f ( x) is shown in the figure above. If A1 and A2 are positive numbers that
represent the areas of the shaded regions, then in terms of A1 and A2 ,
4 4
³ 4 f ( x) dx 2³
1
f ( x) dx
(A) A1 (B) A1 A2 (C) 2 A1 A2 (D) A1 A2 (E) A1 2 A 2
27
Section I, Part A
f
( x 2) n
20. What are all values of x for which the series ¦ n 3n
converges?
n 1
(A) 3 d x d 3
(B) 3 x 3
(C) 1 x d 5
(D) 1 d x d 5
(E) 1 d x 5
21. Which of the following is equal to the area of the region inside the polar curve r 2 cos T and
outside the polar curve r cos T ?
S S S
S 3 S
(A) 3³ 2 cos 2 T d T (B) 3³ cos T d T (C) ³ 2 cos 2 T d T (D) 3³ 2 cos T d T (E) 3³ cos T d T
2
0 0 2 0 0 0
x
22. The graph of f is shown in the figure above. If g ( x) ³a f (t ) dt , for what value of x does g ( x)
have a maximum?
(A) a
(B) b
(C) c
(D) d
(E) It cannot be determined from the information given.
28
Section I, Part A
23. In the triangle shown above, if T increases at a constant rate of 3 radians per minute, at what rate is
x increasing in units per minute when x equals 3 units?
15
(A) 3 (B) (C) 4 (D) 9 (E) 12
4
x3 x5
24. The Taylor series for sin x about x 0 is x ! . If f is a function such that
3! 5!

f c( x) sin x 2 , then the coefficient of x 7 in the Taylor series for f ( x) about x 0 is
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) 0 (D) (E)
7! 7 42 7!
25. The closed interval > a, b @ is partitioned into n equal subintervals, each of width 'x , by the
n
numbers x0 , x1 , . . . , xn where a x0 x1 x2 xn 1 xn b . What is lim
nof i 1
¦ xi 'x ?
(A)
2 32
3 3
b a2
3 3
(B) b2 a2
(C)
3 32
2 3
b a2
1 1
(D) b2 a2
(E)
2 b2 a2
1 1
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Section I, Part B
40 Minutes—Graphing Calculator Required
76. Which of the following sequences converge?
5n ½
I. ® ¾
¯ 2n 1 ¿
° e n °½
II. ® ¾
°¯ n °¿
° e °½
n
III. ® n¾
°¯1 e °¿
(A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) I and III only (E) I, II, and III
77. When the region enclosed by the graphs of y x and y 4 x x 2 is revolved about the y-axis, the
volume of the solid generated is given by
(A) S³ 0 x3 3x2 dx
3
3§

2·
(B) S³ ¨ x 2 4 x x 2 ¸ dx
0© ¹
3x x2
3 2
(C) S³ dx
0
(D) 2S ³
3
0
x3 3x2 dx
(E) 2S ³
3
0
3x2 x3 dx
30
Section I, Part B
ln e h 1
78. lim is
ho0 h
(A) f c(e), where f ( x) ln x
ln x
(B) f c(e), where f ( x)
x
(C) f c(1), where f ( x) ln x
(D) f c(1), where f ( x) ln x e
(E) f c(0), where f ( x) ln x
1 1
79. The position of an object attached to a spring is given by y (t ) cos(5t ) sin(5t ) , where t is
6 4
time in seconds. In the first 4 seconds, how many times is the velocity of the object equal to 0?
(A) Zero
(B) Three
(C) Five
(D) Six
(E) Seven
80. Let f be the function given by f ( x) cos(2 x) ln(3 x) . What is the least value of x at which the
graph of f changes concavity?
(A) 0.56 (B) 0.93 (C) 1.18 (D) 2.38 (E) 2.44
81. Let f be a continuous function on the closed interval > 3, 6@ . If f 3 1 and f 6 3 , then
the Intermediate Value Theorem guarantees that
(A) f (0) 0
4
(B) f c(c) for at least one c between –3 and 6
9
(C) 1 d f ( x) d 3 for all x between –3 and 6
(D) f (c) 1 for at least one c between –3 and 6
(E) f (c) 0 for at least one c between –1 and 3
31
Section I, Part B
x x
³ 0 (t 2t ) dt t ³ t dt ?
2
82. If 0 d x d 4 , of the following, which is the greatest value of x such that
2
(A) 1.35 (B) 1.38 (C) 1.41 (D) 1.48 (E) 1.59
dy
83. If 1 ln x y and if y = 1 when x = 1, then y =
dx
x 2 1
x2
(A) e
(B) 1 ln x
(C) ln x
(D) e 2 x x ln x 2
(E) e x ln x
³x
2
84. sin x dx
(A) x 2 cos x 2 x sin x 2 cos x C

(B) x 2 cos x 2 x sin x 2 cos x C
(C) x 2 cos x 2 x sin x 2 cos x C
x3
(D) cos x C
3
(E) 2 x cos x C
85. Let f be a twice differentiable function such that f (1) 2 and f (3) 7. Which of the following
must be true for the function f on the interval 1 d x d 3 ?
5
I. The average rate of change of f is .
2
9
II. The average value of f is .
2
5
III. The average value of f c is .
2
(A) None
(B) I only
(C) III only
(D) I and III only
(E) II and III only
32
Section I, Part B
dx
86. ³ ( x 1)( x 3)
1 x 1
(A) ln C
4 x3
1 x3
(B) ln C
4 x 1
1
(C) ln x 1 x 3 C
2
1 2x 2
(D) ln C
2 x 1 x 3
(E) ln x 1 x 3 C
87. The base of a solid is the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the graph of y 2 x 2 and the
coordinate axes. If every cross section of the solid perpendicular to the y-axis is a square, the
volume of the solid is given by
2
(A) S ³
0
2 y 2 dy
2
(B) ³ 0 2 y dy
2 x2
2 2
(C) S ³ dx
0
³ 0 2 x
2 2 2
(D) dx
(E) ³0
2
2 x2 dx
33
Section I, Part B
x2
88. Let f ( x) ³0 sin t dt . At how many points in the closed interval ª¬ 0, S º¼ does the instantaneous
rate of change of f equal the average rate of change of f on that interval?
(A) Zero
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) Four
x2
89. If f is the antiderivative of such that f 1 0 , then f 4
1 x5
(A) 0.012 (B) 0 (C) 0.016 (D) 0.376 (E) 0.629
90. A force of 10 pounds is required to stretch a spring 4 inches beyond its natural length. Assuming
Hooke’s law applies, how much work is done in stretching the spring from its natural length to 6
inches beyond its natural length?
(A) 60.0 inch-pounds

(B) 45.0 inch-pounds
(C) 40.0 inch-pounds
(D) 15.0 inch-pounds
(E) 7.2 inch-pounds
34
1997 BC
1. C 21. A
2. E 22. C
3. A 23. E
4. C 24. D
5. C 25. A
6. A 76. D
7. C 77. E
8. E 78. A
9. A 79. D
10. B 80. B
11. C 81. D
12. A 82. B
13. B 83. E
14. C 84. C
15. D 85. D
16. B 86. A
17. B 87. B
18. C 88. C
19. D 89. D
20. E 90. B
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Section I, Part A
55 Minutes—No Calculator
Note: Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function f is assumed to be the set of all real
1. What are all values of x for which the function f defined by f ( x) x3 3 x 2 9 x 7 is

increasing?
(A) 3 x 1
(B) 1 x 1
(C) x 3 or x ! 1
(D) x 1 or x ! 3
(E) All real numbers
2. In the xy-plane, the graph of the parametric equations x 5t 2 and y 3t , for 3 d t d 3 , is a line
segment with slope
3 5
(A) (B) (C) 3 (D) 5 (E) 13
5 3
3. The slope of the line tangent to the curve y 2 ( xy 1)3 0 at 2, 1 is
3 3 3 3
(A) (B) (C) 0 (D) (E)
2 4 4 2
1
4. ³ 2
x 6x 8
dx
1 x4
(A) ln C
2 x2
1 x2
(B) ln C
2 x4
1
(C) ln x 2 x 4 C
2
1
(D) ln x 4 x 2 C
2
(E) ln x 2 x 4 C
36
Section I, Part A
5. If f and g are twice differentiable and if h( x) f g ( x) , then hcc( x)
f cc g ( x) > g c( x) @ f c g ( x) g cc( x)
2
(A)
(B) f cc g ( x) g c( x) f c g ( x) g cc( x)
f cc g ( x) > g c( x) @
2
(C)
(D) f cc g ( x) g cc( x)
(E) f cc g ( x)
37
Section I, Part A
6. The graph of y h( x) is shown above. Which of the following could be the graph of y hc( x) ?
38
Section I, Part A
e
´ § x2 1 ·
7. µ ¨¨ ¸¸ dx
¶1 © x ¹
1 e2 1 e2 3
(A) e (B) e2 e (C) e (D) e2 2 (E)
e 2 2 2 2
dy S
8. If sin x cos 2 x and if y = 0 when x , what is the value of y when x 0?
dx 2
1 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) 0 (D) (E) 1
3 3
9. The flow of oil, in barrels per hour, through a pipeline on July 9 is given by the graph shown
above. Of the following, which best approximates the total number of barrels of oil that passed
through the pipeline that day?
(A) 500 (B) 600 (C) 2, 400 (D) 3, 000 (E) 4,800
10. A particle moves on a plane curve so that at any time t ! 0 its x-coordinate is t 3 t and its
y-coordinate is 2t 1 . The acceleration vector of the particle at t 1 is
3
(A) 0,1 (B) 2,3 (C) 2, 6 (D) 6,12 (E) 6, 24

b
11. If f is a linear function and 0 a b, then ³a f cc( x) dx
ab b2 a 2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D) ba (E)
2 2
39
Section I, Part A
° ln x for 0 x d 2
12. If f ( x) ® 2 then lim f ( x) is
°̄ x ln 2 for 2 x d 4, x o2
(A) ln 2 (B) ln 8 (C) ln16 (D) 4 (E) nonexistent
13. The graph of the function f shown in the figure above has a vertical tangent at the point 2, 0 and
horizontal tangents at the points 1, 1 and 3,1 . For what values of x, 2 x 4 , is f not
differentiable?
(A) 0 only (B) 0 and 2 only (C) 1 and 3 only (D) 0, 1, and 3 only (E) 0, 1, 2, and 3
14. What is the approximation of the value of sin 1 obtained by using the fifth-degree Taylor
polynomial about x 0 for sin x ?
1 1
(A) 1
2 24
1 1
(B) 1
2 4
1 1
(C) 1
3 5
1 1
(D) 1
4 8
1 1
(E) 1
6 120
40
Section I, Part A
15. ³ x cos x dx
(A) x sin x cos x C
(B) x sin x cos x C
(C) x sin x cos x C
(D) x sin x C
1 2
(E) x sin x C
2
16. If f is the function defined by f ( x) 3 x5 5 x 4 , what are all the x-coordinates of points of
inflection for the graph of f ?
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 0 and 1 (E) 1, 0, and 1
17. The graph of a twice-differentiable function f is shown in the figure above. Which of the
following is true?
(A) f 1 f c 1 f cc 1
(B) f 1 f cc 1 f c 1
(C) f c 1 f 1 f cc 1
(D) f cc 1 f 1 f c 1
(E) f cc 1 f c 1 f 1
41
Section I, Part A
18. Which of the following series converge?
f f f
n cos(nS) 1
I. ¦ n2 II. ¦ n
III. ¦n
n 1 n 1 n 1
(A) None
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I and III only
19. The area of the region inside the polar curve r 4sin T and outside the polar curve r 2 is given
by
3S 5S
1 S 1 4 1 6
(A) ³ 0
4sin T 2 2 d T (B) ³ S 4sin T 2 2 d T (C) ³ S 4sin T 2 2 d T
2 2 2
4 6
5S
(D)
1 6
2³S

16sin 2 T 4 d T (E)
1 S
2 ³0

16sin 2 T 4 d T
6
3 1
20. When x 8 , the rate at which x is increasing is times the rate at which x is increasing. What
k
is the value of k ?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8 (E) 12
1 3 1 2
21. The length of the path described by the parametric equations x t and y t , where
3 2
0 d t d 1 , is given by
1
(A) ³0 t 2 1 dt
1
(B) ³0 t 2 t dt
1
(C) ³0 t 4 t 2 dt
1 1
(D)
2 ³ 0
4 t 4 dt
1 1 2
6 ³0
(E) t 4t 2 9 dt
42
Section I, Part A
b dx
22. If lim ³
bof 1 xp
is finite, then which of the following must be true?
f
1
(A) ¦ np
converges
n 1
f
1
(B) ¦ np
diverges
n 1
f
1
(C) ¦ n p2
converges
n 1
f
1
(D) ¦ n p 1
converges
n 1
f
1
(E) ¦ n p 1
diverges
n 1
23. Let f be a function defined and continuous on the closed interval > a, b @ . If f has a relative
maximum at c and a c b , which of the following statements must be true?
I. f c(c) exists.
II. If f c(c) exists, then f c(c) 0 .
III. If f cc(c) exists, then f cc(c) d 0 .
(A) II only (B) III only (C) I and II only (D) I and III only (E) II and III only
43
Section I, Part A
24. Shown above is a slope field for which of the following differential equations?
dy dy dy dy x dy
(A) 1 x (B) x2 (C) x y (D) (E) ln y
dx dx dx dx y dx
f 2 x3
25. ³0 x e dx is
1 1
(A) (B) 0 (C) (D) 1 (E) divergent
3 3
dP § P ·
26. The population P (t ) of a species satisfies the logistic differential equation P¨2 ¸,
dt © 5000 ¹
where the initial population P (0) 3, 000 and t is the time in years. What is lim P(t ) ?
t of
(A) 2,500 (B) 3, 000 (C) 4, 200 (D) 5, 000 (E) 10, 000
f
27. If ¦ an x n is a Taylor series that converges to f ( x) for all real x, then f c(1)
n 0
f f f
(A) 0 (B) a1 (C) ¦ an (D) ¦ nan (E) ¦ nan n1
n 0 n 1 n 1
x t2
³1 e dt
28. lim is
xo1 x2 1
e
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D) e (E) nonexistent
2
44
Section I, Part B
50 Minutes—Graphing Calculator Required
f
1kn f
§k·
n
76. For what integer k, k ! 1 , will both ¦ and ¦ ¨ ¸ converge?
n 1 n n 1© 4 ¹
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3 (E) 2
77. If f is a vector-valued function defined by f (t ) et , cos t , then f cc(t )
(A) et sin t (B) e t cos t (C) et , sin t

(D) et , cos t (E) et , cos t
78. The radius of a circle is decreasing at a constant rate of 0.1 centimeter per second. In terms of the
circumference C, what is the rate of change of the area of the circle, in square centimeters per
second?
(A) 0.2 S C
(B) 0.1 C
(C)
0.1 C
2S
(D) 0.12 C
(E) 0.12 S C
45
Section I, Part B
( x 1)( x 2 4)
79. Let f be the function given by f ( x) . For what positive values of a is f
x2 a
continuous for all real numbers x?
(A) None
(B) 1 only
(C) 2 only
(D) 4 only
(E) 1 and 4 only

80. Let R be the region enclosed by the graph of y 1 ln cos 4 x , the x-axis, and the lines x
2
3
2
and x . The closest integer approximation of the area of R is
3
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4
dy 2 d2y
81. If 1 y , then
dx dx 2
y 1
(A) 2 y (B) y (C) (D) y (E)
1 y2 2
5
82. If f ( x) g ( x) 7 for 3 d x d 5, then ³ 3 > f ( x) g ( x)@ dx
5
(A) 2³ g ( x) dx 7
3
5
(B) 2³ g ( x) dx 14
3
5
(C) 2³ g ( x) dx 28
3
5
(D) ³3 g ( x) dx 7
5
(E) ³3 g ( x) dx 14
46
Section I, Part B
f
n 1 x 1n . Let
83. The Taylor series for ln x , centered at x 1 , is ¦ 1 n
f be the function given by
n 1
the sum of the first three nonzero terms of this series. The maximum value of ln x f ( x) for
0.3 d x d 1.7 is
(A) 0.030 (B) 0.039 (C) 0.145 (D) 0.153 (E) 0.529
f
x 2 n
84. What are all values of x for which the series ¦ n
converges?
n 1
(A) 3 x 1 (B) 3 d x 1 (C) 3 d x d 1 (D) 1 d x 1 (E) 1 d x d 1
x 2 5 7 8
f ( x) 10 30 40 20
85. The function f is continuous on the closed interval > 2,8@ and has values that are given in the table
above. Using the subintervals > 2,5@ , >5, 7 @ , and > 7,8@ , what is the trapezoidal approximation of
8
³ 2 f ( x) dx ?
(A) 110 (B) 130 (C) 160 (D) 190 (E) 210
86. The base of a solid is a region in the first quadrant bounded by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the line
x 2 y 8 , as shown in the figure above. If cross sections of the solid perpendicular to the x-axis
are semicircles, what is the volume of the solid?
(A) 12.566 (B) 14.661 (C) 16.755 (D) 67.021 (E) 134.041
47
Section I, Part B
87. Which of the following is an equation of the line tangent to the graph of f ( x) x 4 2 x 2 at the
point where f c( x) 1?
(A) y 8x 5
(B) y x7
(C) y x 0.763
(D) y x 0.122
(E) y x 2.146
x
88. Let g ( x) ³a f (t ) dt , where a d x d b. The figure above shows the graph of g on > a, b @ . Which of
the following could be the graph of f on > a, b @ ?
48
Section I, Part B
89. The graph of the function represented by the Maclaurin series
1 x
x 2 x3
!
1 x ! intersects the graph of y
n n
x3 at x =
2! 3! n!
(A) 0.773 (B) 0.865 (C) 0.929 (D) 1.000 (E) 1.857
90. A particle starts from rest at the point 2, 0 and moves along the x-axis with a constant positive
acceleration for time t t 0 . Which of the following could be the graph of the distance s (t ) of the
particle from the origin as a function of time t ?
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Section I, Part B
t (sec) 0 2 4 6
a (t ) (ft/sec2 ) 5 2 8 3
91. The data for the acceleration a (t ) of a car from 0 to 6 seconds are given in the table above. If the
velocity at t 0 is 11 feet per second, the approximate value of the velocity at t 6 , computed
using a left-hand Riemann sum with three subintervals of equal length, is
(A) 26 ft/sec (B) 30 ft/sec (C) 37 ft/sec (D) 39 ft/sec (E) 41 ft/sec
92. Let f be the function given by f ( x) x 2 2 x 3 . The tangent line to the graph of f at x 2 is
used to approximate values of f ( x) . Which of the following is the greatest value of x for which
the error resulting from this tangent line approximation is less than 0.5 ?
(A) 2.4 (B) 2.5 (C) 2.6 (D) 2.7 (E) 2.8
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1998 BC
1. C 24. C
2. A 25. C
3. D 26. E
4. A 27. D
5. A 28. C
6. E 76. D
7. E 77. E
8. B 78. B
9. D 79. A
10. E 80. B
11. A 81. B
12. E 82. B
13. B 83. C
14. E 84. B
15. B 85. C
16. C 86. C
17. D 87. D
18. B 88. C
19. D 89. A
20. E 90. A
21. C 91. E
22. A 92. D
23. E
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AP Calculus BC Multiple-Choice Question 2003
SECTION I, Part A
Time—55 minutes
Number of questions—28
A CALCULATOR MAY NOT BE USED ON THIS PART OF THE EXAMINATION.

dy
1. If y = sin(3x) , then =
dx
(A) −3 cos(3x) (B) − cos(3x) (C) − 1 cos(3x) (D) cos(3x) (E) 3 cos(3x)
3
ex − cos x − 2x
2. lim =
x→0 x2 − 2x
(A) − 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 1 (E) nonexistent
2 2
∫
3. (3x + 1)5 dx =
(3x + 1)6 (3x + 1)6 (3x + 1)6

(A) +C (B) +C (C) +C
18 6 2
( 3x2 )6
+x ( )
(D)
2
+C (E) 3x2 + x 5 + C
2 2
4. For 0 ≤ t ≤ 13 , an object travels along an elliptical path given by the parametric equations x = 3 cos t
and y = 4 sin t . At the point where t = 13 , the object leaves the path and travels along the line tangent
to the path at that point. What is the slope of the line on which the object travels?
(A) − 4 (B) − 3 (C) − 4 tan 13 (D) − 4 (E) − 3
3 4 3 3 tan 13 4 tan 13
dy
5. Let y = f (x) be the solution to the differential equation = x + y with the initial condition f (1) = 2 .
dx
What is the approximation for f (2) if Euler’s method is used, starting at x = 1 with a step size of 0.5 ?
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 10 (E) 12
∫ ∞
1
6. What are all values of p for which dx converges?
1 x2p
(A) p < −1 (B) p > 0 (C) p > 1 (D) p > 1
2
(E) There are no values of p for which this integral converges.
7. The position of a particle moving in the xy -plane is given by the parametric equation x = t3 − 3t2 and
y = 2t3 − 3t2 − 12t . For what values of t is the particle at rest?
(A) −1 only (B) 0 only (C) 2 only
(D) −1 and 2 only (E) −1, 0 and 2
∫
8. x2 cos(x3 )dx =
3
(A) − 1 sin(x3 ) + C (B) 1 sin(x3 ) + C (C) − x sin(x3 ) + C
3 3 3
3 3 ( 4)
(D) x sin(x3 ) + C (E) x sin x +C
3 3 4
9. If f (x) = ln(x + 4 + e−3x ) , then f 0 (0) is
(A) − 2 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) 2 (E) nonexistent
5 5 4 5
52
∞
∑ 2n+1
10. What is the value of ?
3n
n=1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6 (E) The series diverges.

∞
∑
11. The Maclaurin series for 1 is xn . Which of the following is a power series expansion for x2 ?
1−x 1 − x2
n=0
(A) 1 + x2 + x4 + x6 + x8 + · · ·
(B) x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 + · · ·
(C) x2 + 2x3 + 3x4 + 4x5 + · · ·
(D) x2 + x4 + x6 + x8 + · · ·
(E) x2 − x4 + x6 − x8 + · · ·
12. The rate of change of the volume, V , of water in a tank with respect to time, t , is directly proportional
to the square root of the volume. Which of the following is a differential equation that describes this
relationship?
√ √ √ √
(A) V (t) = k t (B) V (t) = k V (C) dV = k t (D) dV = √k (E) dV = k V
dt dt V dt
13. The graph of a functions f is shown above. At which value of x is f continuous, but not differentiable?
(A) a (B) b (C) c (D) d (E) e
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14. Shown above is a slope field for which of the following differential equations?
dy dy 2 dy 3 dy 2 dy 3
(A) = x (B) = x2 (C) = x (D) = x (E) = x2
dx y dx y dx y dx y dx y
∫ 4√
15. The length of a curve from x = 1 to x = 4 is given by 1 + 9x4 dx . If the curve contains the point
1
(1, 6) , which of the following could be an equation for this curve?
(A) y = 3 + 3x2 (B) y = 5 + x3 (C) y = 6 + x3
(D) y = 6 − x3 (E) y = 16 + x + 9 x5
5 5
16. If the line tangent to the graph of the function f at the point (1, 7) passes through the point (−2, −2) ,
then f 0 (1) is
(A) −5 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 7 (E) undefined
17. A curve C is defined by the parametric equations x = t2 − 4t + 1 and y = t3 . Which of the following is
an equation of the line tangent to the graph of C at the point (−3, 8) ?
(A) x = −3 (B) x = 2 (C) y = 8
(D) y = − 27 (x + 3) + 8 (E) y = 12(x + 3) + 8
10
∫ 2xof the function f shown in the figure above has horizontal tangents at x = 3 and x = 6 . If
18. The graph
g(x) = f (t)dt , what is the value of g 0 (3) ?
0
(A) 0 (B) −1 (C) −2 (D) −3 (E) −6
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19. A curve has slope 2x + 3 at each point (x, y) on the curve. Which of the following is an equation for
this curve if it passes through the point (1, 2) ?
(A) y = 5x − 3 (B) y = x2 + 1 (C) y = x2 + 3x
(D) y = x2 + 3x − 2 (E) y = 2x2 + 3x − 3
4 5 6 n+3
20. A function f has Maclaurin series given by x + x + x + · · · + x + · · · . Which of the following
2! 3! 4! (n + 1)!
is an expression for f (x) ?
(A) −3x sin x + 3x2 (B) − cos(x2 ) + 1 (C) −x2 cos x + x2
2
(D) x2 ex − x3 − x2 (E) ex − x2 − 1
21. The number of moose in(a national
) park is modeled by the function M that satisfies the logistic differential
equation dM = 0.6M 1 − M , where t is the time in years and M (0) = 50 . What is lim M (t) ?
dt 200 t→∞
(A) 50 (B) 200 (C) 500 (D) 1000 (E) 2000

∞
∑ n
22. What are all values of p for which the infinite series p converges?
n +1
n=1
(A) p > 0 (B) p ≥ 1 (C) p > 1 (D) p ≥ 2 (E) p > 2

∫
23. x sin(6x)dx =
(A) −x cos(6x) + sin(6x) + C

(B) − x cos(6x) + 1 sin(6x) + C
6 36
(C) − x cos(6x) + 1 sin(6x) + C
6 6
(D) x cos(6x) + 1 sin(6x) + C
6 36
(E) 6x cos(6x) − sin(6x) + C
24. Which of the following series diverge?

∑∞ ( )
I. sin 2 n
n=0 π
∑ 1
∞
II. √
3
n=1 n
∑∞ ( en )
III. n
n=1 e + 1
(A) III only (B) I and II only (C) I and III only
(D) II and III only (E) I, II, and III
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x 2 5 10 14
f (x) 12 28 34 30
25. The function f is continuous on the closed interval [2, 14] and has values as shown in the table above.
∫ 14
Using the subintervals [2, 5] , [5, 10] , and [10, 14] , what is the approximation of f (x)dx found by
2
using a right Riemann sum?
(A) 296 (B) 312 (C) 343 (D) 374 (E) 390
∫
2x
26. dx =
(x + 2)(x + 1)
(A) ln |x + 2| + ln |x + 1| + C
(B) ln |x + 2| + ln |x + 1| − 3x + C
(C) −4 ln |x + 2| + 2 ln |x + 1| + C
(D) 4 ln |x + 2| − 2 ln |x + 1| + C
(E) 2 ln |x| + 2 x + 1 x2 + C
3 2
( ∫ x3 )
27. d ln(t2 + 1)dt =
dx 0
(A) 2x3 (B) 3x2 (C) ln(x6 + 1)

6 6
x +1 x +1
(D) 2x3 ln(x6 + 1) (E) 3x2 ln(x6 + 1)
28. What is the coefficient of x2 in the Taylor series for 1 about x = 0 ?

(1 + x)2
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) 3 (E) 6
6 3
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SECTION I, Part B
Time—50 minutes
A GRAPHING CALCULATOR IS REQUIRED FOR SOME QUESTIONS

ON THIS PART OF THE EXAMINATION.
76. The graph of the function f is shown above. Which of the fo11owing statements must be false?
(A) f (a) exists.

(B) f (x) is defined for 0 < x < a .
(C) f (x) is not continuous at x = a .
(D) lim f (x) exists.
x→a
(E) lim f 0 (x) exists.
x→a
77. Let P (x) = 3x2 − 5x3 + 7x4 + 3x5 be the fifth-degree Taylor polynomial for the function f about x = 0 .
What is the value of f 000 (0) ?
(A) −30 (B) −15 (C) −5 (D) − 5 (E) − 1
6 6
78. The radius of a circle is increasing at a constant rate of 0.2 meters per second. What is the rate of
increase in the area of the circle at the instant when the circumference of the circle is 20π meters?
(A) 0.04π m2/sec (B) 0.4π m2/sec (C) 4π m2/sec (D) 20π m2/sec (E) 100π m2/sec
x f (x) f 0 (x) g(x) g 0 (x)

−1 6 5 3 −2
1 3 −3 −1 2
3 1 −2 2 3
79. The table above gives values of f, f 0 , g, and g 0 at selected values of x . If h(x) = f (g(x)) , then
h0 (1) =
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 10 (E) 12
57
100e−0.1t
80. Insects destroyed a crop at the rate of tons per day, where time t is measured in days. To the
2 − e−3t
nearest ton, how many tons did the insects destroy during the time interva1 7 ≤ t ≤ 14 ?
(A) 125 (B) 100 (C) 88 (D) 50 (E) 12
81. The graph of the func0on f is shown in the figure above. The value of lim sin(f (x)) is
x→1
(A) 0.909 (B) 0.841 (C) 0.141 (D) −0.416 (E) nonexistent
82. The rate of change of the altitude of a hot-air balloon is given by r(t) = t3 − 4t2 + 6 for 0 ≤ t ≤ 8.
Which of the following expressions gives the change in altitude of the balloon during the time the altitude
is decreasing?
∫ 3.514 ∫ 8 ∫ 2.667
(A) r(t)dt (B) r(t)dt (C) r(t)dt
1.572 0 0
∫3.514 ∫ 2.667
(D) r0 (t)dt (E) r0 (t)dt
1.572 0
x 0 1 2 3 4
f (x) 2 3 4 3 2
83. The function f is continuous and differentiable on the closed interval [0, 4] . The table above gives
selected values of f on this interval. Which of the following statement must be true?
(A) The minimum value of f on [0, 4] is 2.

(B) The maximum value of f on [0, 4] is 4.
(C) f (x) > 0 for 0 < x < 4
(D) f 0 (x) > 0 for 0 < x < 4
(E) There exists c , with 0 < c < 4 , for which f 0 (c) = 0.
84. A particle moves in the xy -plane so its position at any time t is given by x(t) = t2 and y(t) = sin(4t) .
What is the speed of the particle when t = 3 ?
(A) 2.909 (B) 3.062 (C) 6.884 (D) 9.016 (E) 47.393
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∫ 4
85. If a trapezoidal sum overapproximates f (x)dx , and a right Riemann sum underapproximates
0
∫ 4
f (x)dx , which of the following could be the graph of y = f (x) ?
0
(A) (B) (C)
(D) (E)
86. Let f be the function with derivative defined by f 0 (x) = sin(x3 ) on the interval −1.8 < x < 1.8 . How
many points of inflection does the graph of f have on this interval?
(A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five (E) Six
87. A particle moves along the x -axis so that at any time t ≥ 0 , its velocity is given by v(t) = cos(2 − t2 ) .
The position of the particle is 3 at time t = 0 . What is the position of the particle when its velocity is
first equal to 0 ?
(A) 0.411 (B) 1.310 (C) 2.816 (D) 3.091 (E) 3.411
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88. On the closed interval [2, 4] , which of the following could be the graph of a function f with the property
∫ 4
that 1 f (t)dt = 1 ?
4−2 2
(A) (B) (C)
(D) (E)
89. The region bounded by the graph of y = 2x − x2 and the x -axis is the base of a solid. For this solid,
each cross section perpendicular to the x -axis is an equilateral triangle. What is the volume of the solid?
(A) 1.333 (B) 1.067 (C) 0.577 (D) 0.462 (E) 0.267
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90. The graph of f 0 , the derivative of the function f , is shown above. If f (0) = 0 , which of the following
must be true?
I. f (0) > f (1)
II. f (2) > f (1)
III. f (1) > f (3)
(D) I and II only (E) II and III only
91. The height h , in meters, of an object at time t is given by h(t) = 24t + 24t3/2 − 16t2 . What is the
height of the object at the instant when it reaches its maximum upward velocity?
(A) 2.545 meters (B) 10.263 meters (C) 34.125 meters
(D) 54.889 meters (E) 89.005 meters
92. Let f be the function defined by f (x) = x + ln x. What is the value of c for which the instantaneous
rate of change of f at x = c is the same as the average rate of change of f over [1, 4] ?
(A) 0.456 (B) 1.244 (C) 2.164 (D) 2.342 (E) 2.452
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Multiple-Choice Answer Key

1 E 76 E
2 C 77 A
3 A 78 C
4 D 79 D
5 C 80 A
6 C 81 A
7 C 82 A
8 B 83 E
9 A 84 C
10 C 85 A
11 D 86 C
12 E 87 C
13 A 88 C
14 E 89 D
15 B 90 B
16 C 91 B
17 A 92 C
18 C
19 D
20 D
21 B
22 E
23 B
24 D
25 D
26 D
27 E
28 D
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CALCULUS BC
SECTION I, Part A
Time—55 minutes
A CALCULATOR MAY NOT BE USED ON THIS PART OF THE EXAM.
Directions: Solve each of the following problems, using the available space for scratch work. After examining
the form of the choices, decide which is the best of the choices given and place the letter of your choice in the
corresponding box on the student answer sheet. Do not spend too much time on any one problem.
In this exam:
(1) Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function f is assumed to be the set of all real numbers x for which
f ( x ) is a real number.
(2) The inverse of a trigonometric function f may be indicated using the inverse function notation f -1 or with the
prefix “arc” (e.g., sin -1 x = arcsin x ).
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3x - 2
1. If f ( x ) = , then f ¢( x ) =
2x + 3
13
(A) -
( 2 x + 3 )2
3
(B)
( 2 x + 3 )2
5
(C)
( 2 x + 3 )2
13
(D)
( 2 x + 3 )2
12 x + 5
(E)
( 2 x + 3 )2
2. A particle moves along the x-axis so that at any time t ≥ 0, its velocity is given by v(t ) = sin (2t ) .
p
If the position of the particle at time t = is x = 4, what is the particle’s position at time t = 0 ?
2
1
(A) - (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5 (E) 8
2

64
Â( )?
• n
2
3. What is the value of -
n= 0
3
2 3
(A) -2 (B) - (C) (D) 3 (E) The series diverges.
5 5
4. For values of h very close to 0, which of the following functions best approximates
tan ( x + h ) - tan x
f ( x) = ?
h
(A) sin x
sin x
(B)
x
tan x
(C)
x
(D) sec x
(E) sec 2 x

65
5. The length of the curve y = x 4 from x = 1 to x = 5 is given by

5
(A) Ú1 1 + 4x 3 dx
5
(B) Ú1 1 + x 4 dx
5
(C) Ú1 1 + 4x 6 dx
5
(D) Ú1 1 + 16x 6 dx
5
(E) Ú1 1 + x8 dx
Û e x dx =
6. Ù
ı 1 + ex
Ê 1 ˆ
(A) ln Á x + 1˜ + C
Ëe ¯
(
(B) ln 1 + e x + C )
(
(C) x - ln 1 + e x + C )
(D) e x + x + C
( )
(E) tan -1 e x + C

66
dy
7. Let y = f ( x ) be the solution to the differential equation = x - y - 1 with the initial condition f (1) = -2.
dx
What is the approximation for f (1.4 ) if Euler’s method is used, starting at x = 1 with two steps of equal size?
(A) -2 (B) -1.24 (C) -1.2 (D) - 0.64 (E) 0.2
x 0 2 4 6
f ( x) 4 k 8 12
8. The function f is continuous on the closed interval [0, 6] and has the values given in the table above.
6
The trapezoidal approximation for Ú0 f ( x ) dx found with 3 subintervals of equal length is 52. What
is the value of k ?
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 10 (E) 14

67
1
9. The function f is twice differentiable, and the graph of f has no points of inflection. If f (6 ) = 3, f ¢(6 ) = - ,
2
and f ¢¢(6 ) = -2, which of the following could be the value of f (7) ?
(A) 2 (B) 2.5 (C) 2.9 (D) 3 (E) 4
x2 x4 x6 x2n
10. A function f has Maclaurin series given by 1 + + + +"+ + ". Which of the following is an
2! 4! 6! (2n)!
expression for f ( x ) ?
(A) cos x
(B) e x - sin x
(C) e x + sin x
(D)
2 (
1 x
e + e- x )
2
(E) e x

68
11. The sides and diagonal of the rectangle above are strictly increasing with time. At the instant when x = 4 and
dx dz dy dz
y = 3, = and = k . What is the value of k at that instant?
dt dt dt dt
1
(A)
4
1
(B)
3
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) It cannot be determined from the information given.
and f ( e ) = 5, then f (e ) =
2
12. If f ¢( x ) =
x
2 2
(A) 2 (B) ln 25 (C) 5 + - (D) 6 (E) 25
e e2

69
13. For time t > 0, the position of a particle moving in the xy-plane is given by the parametric equations
1
x = 4t + t 2 and y = . What is the acceleration vector of the particle at time t = 1 ?
3t + 1
( 321 )
(A) 2,
(B) (2, )
9
32
(C) (5, )
1
4
(D) (6, - )
3
16
(E) (6, - )
1
16
14. Û
Ù 2
8
dx =
ıx -4
(A) 4 tan -1 ( 2x ) + C
(B) 8 ln x 2 - 4 + C
x-2
(C) 2 ln +C
x+2
x+2
(D) 2 ln +C
x-2
(E) 2 ln x + 2 + 2 ln x - 2 + C

70
15. The slope field for a certain differential equation is shown above. Which of the following could be a solution to
the differential equation with the initial condition y(0 ) = 1 ?
(A) y = cos x
(B) y = 1 - x 2
(C) y = e x
(D) y = 1 - x 2
1
(E) y =
1 + x2

71
16. If f ¢( x ) = x - 2 , which of the following could be the graph of y = f ( x ) ?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(E)

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• ( x - 3)2 n
17. The radius of convergence for the power series Â n
is equal to 1. What is the interval of convergence?
n =1
(A) - 4 £ x < -2
(B) -1 < x < 1
(C) -1 £ x < 1
(D) 2 < x < 4
(E) 2 £ x < 4
( )
18. If f ( x ) = arccos x 2 , then f ¢( x ) =
1
(A)
1 - x4
-2 x
(B)
1 - x4
2x
(C)
1 - x4
- 4 x3
(D)
1 - x4
4 x3
(E)
1 - x4

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x2
19. What is the slope of the line tangent to the curve y + 2 = - 2sin y at the point (2, 0 ) ?
2
1 2
(A) -2 (B) 0 (C) (D) (E) 2
2 3
20. Which of the following series converge?

•
I. Â 1
n
n =1
•
3n
II. Â n!
n =1
Â ( pe )
• n
III.
n =1
(A) None
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) II and III only

74
21. The function f given by f ( x ) = 9 x 2 3

+ 3 x - 6 has a relative minimum at x =
1
(A) -8 (B) - 3 2 (C) -1 (D) - (E) 0
8
x f (x) f ¢( x )
0 2 5
4 –3 11
22. The function f has a continuous derivative. The table above gives values of f and its derivative for x = 0 and
4 4
x = 4. If Ú0 f ( x ) dx = 8, what is the value of Ú0 x f ¢( x ) dx ?
(A) -20 (B) -13 (C) -12 (D) -7 (E) 36

75
p
23. What is the slope of the line tangent to the polar curve r = 2q at the point q = ?
2
p 2 p
(A) - (B) - (C) 0 (D) (E) 2
2 p 2
24. The radius of a circle is increasing. At a certain instant, the rate of increase in the area of the circle is numerically
equal to twice the rate of increase in its circumference. What is the radius of the circle at that instant?
1
(A) (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 2 (E) 4
2

76
Â ÊÁË x1k ˆ˜¯ ( n1 )

n
n
k =1
100 5.19
200 5.88
300 6.28
400 6.57
500 6.79
1
25. The table above shows several Riemann sum approximations to Û
1
dx using right-hand endpoints of n
ı0 x
subintervals of equal length of the interval [0, 1]. Which of the following statements best describes the limit
of the Riemann sums as n approaches infinity?
(A) The limit of the Riemann sums is a finite number less than 10.
(B) The limit of the Riemann sums is a finite number greater than 10.
Ê 1ˆ 1
(C) The limit of the Riemann sums does not exist because Á ˜
Ë xn ¯ n ()
does not approach 0.
(D) The limit of the Riemann sums does not exist because it is a sum of infinitely many positive numbers.
1
(E) The limit of the Riemann sums does not exist because Û
1
dx does not exist.
ı0 x

77
( 23nn -+ 11) a
•
26. The coefficients of the power series Â an ( x - 2)n satisfy a0 = 5 and an = n -1 for all n ≥ 1. The
n=0
radius of convergence of the series is
2 3
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) 2 (E) infinite
3 2
2x
27. If f is the function given by f ( x ) = Ú4 t 2 - t dt, then f ¢(2 ) =
7
(A) 0 (B) (C) 2 (D) 12 (E) 2 12
2 12

78
x +1
28. The function f is given by f ( x ) = sin Ê 2 ˆ . Which of the following statements are true?
Ë x ¯
I. The graph of f has a horizontal asymptote at y = 0.
II. The graph of f has a horizontal asymptote at y = 1.
III. The graph of f has a vertical asymptote at x = 0.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and III only
(E) II and III only
END OF PART A OF SECTION I
IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY

CHECK YOUR WORK ON PART A ONLY.
DO NOT GO ON TO PART B UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
79
B B B B B B B B B
CALCULUS BC
SECTION I, Part B
Time—50 minutes
A GRAPHING CALCULATOR IS REQUIRED FOR SOME QUESTIONS ON

THIS PART OF THE EXAM.
Directions: Solve each of the following problems, using the available space for scratch work. After examining
the form of the choices, decide which is the best of the choices given and place the letter of your choice in the
corresponding box on the student answer sheet. Do not spend too much time on any one problem.
In this exam:
(1) The exact numerical value of the correct answer does not always appear among the choices given. When this
happens, select from among the choices the number that best approximates the exact numerical value.
(2) Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function f is assumed to be the set of all real numbers x for which
f ( x ) is a real number.
(3) The inverse of a trigonometric function f may be indicated using the inverse function notation f -1 or with the
prefix “arc” (e.g., sin -1 x = arcsin x ).

80
B B B B B B B B B
1 4 4
76. If Ú0 f ( x ) dx = 2 and Ú0 f ( x ) dx = -3, then Ú1 (3 f ( x ) + 2) dx =
(A) -13 (B) -9 (C) -7 (D) 3 (E) 21
77. The figure above shows the graph of the polynomial function f. For which value of x is it true that
f ¢¢( x ) < f ¢( x ) < f ( x ) ?
(A) a (B) b (C) c (D) d (E) e

81
B B B B B B B B B
78. The graph above shows the polar curve r = 2q + cos q for 0 £ q £ p . What is the area of the region bounded
by the curve and the x-axis?
(A) 3.069 (B) 4.935 (C) 9.870 (D) 17.456 (E) 34.912
79. If f is a differentiable function such that f (3) = 8 and f ¢(3) = 5, which of the following statements could be
false?
(A) lim f ( x ) = 8
x Æ3
(B) lim f ( x ) = lim f ( x )

x Æ 3+ x Æ 3-
f ( x) - 8
(C) lim =5
x Æ3 x-3
f (3 + h ) - 8
(D) lim =5
hÆ0 h
(E) lim f ¢( x ) = 5
x Æ3

82
B B B B B B B B B
80. The figure above shows the graph of f ¢, the derivative of the function f, on the interval [ -3, 6]. If the
derivative of the function h is given by h ¢( x ) = 2 f ¢( x ) , how many points of inflection does the graph
of h have on the interval [ -3, 6] ?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) Five
2
81. Let R be the region in the first quadrant bounded by the y-axis, the x-axis, the graph of y = e - x 2 , and the line
x = 3. The region R is the base of a solid. For the solid, each cross section perpendicular to the x-axis is a
square. What is the volume of the solid?
(A) 0.886 (B) 0.906 (C) 1.078 (D) 1.245 (E) 2.784

83
B B B B B B B B B
82. If f is a continuous function on the closed interval [a, b], which of the following must be true?
(A) There is a number c in the open interval (a, b ) such that f (c ) = 0.

(B) There is a number c in the open interval (a, b ) such that f ( a ) < f (c ) < f (b ) .
(C) There is a number c in the closed interval [a, b] such that f (c ) ≥ f ( x ) for all x in [a, b].
(D) There is a number c in the open interval (a, b ) such that f ¢(c ) = 0.
f (b ) - f ( a )
(E) There is a number c in the open interval (a, b ) such that f ¢(c ) = .
b-a
x 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.1

f ( x) 31.25 39.20 45 48.05
83. The function f is differentiable and has values as shown in the table above. Both f and f ¢ are strictly increasing
on the interval 0 £ x £ 5. Which of the following could be the value of f ¢(3) ?
(A) 20 (B) 27.5 (C) 29 (D) 30 (E) 30.5

84
B B B B B B B B B
dP
84. The rate of change, , of the number of people on an ocean beach is modeled by a logistic differential
dt
equation. The maximum number of people allowed on the beach is 1200. At 10 A.M., the number of people
on the beach is 200 and is increasing at the rate of 400 people per hour. Which of the following differential
equations describes the situation?
dP 1
(A) = (1200 - P ) + 200
dt 400
dP 2
(B) = (1200 - P )
dt 5
dP 1
(C) = P (1200 - P )
dt 500
dP 1
(D) = P (1200 - P )
dt 400
dP
(E) = 400 P (1200 - P )
dt
x f (x) f ¢( x ) f ¢¢( x ) f ¢¢¢( x )
2 0 0 5 7
85. The third derivative of the function f is continuous on the interval (0, 4 ) . Values for f and its first
f ( x)
three derivatives at x = 2 are given in the table above. What is lim ?
x Æ 2 ( x - 2 )2
5
(A) 0 (B) (C) 5 (D) 7 (E) The limit does not exist.
2

85
B B B B B B B B B
86. The Taylor polynomial of degree 100 for the function f about x = 3 is given by
( x - 3) 4 ( x - 3)6 n +1 ( x - 3 )2 n ( x - 3)100
P ( x ) = ( x - 3) - + " + ( -1)
2
+ +" - . What is
2! 3! n! 50!
the value of f (30) (3) ?
30! 1 1 1 30!
(A) - (B) - (C) (D) (E)
15! 30! 30! 15! 15!
87. The function f has derivatives of all orders for all real numbers, and f (4) ( x ) = esin x . If the third-degree Taylor
polynomial for f about x = 0 is used to approximate f on the interval [0, 1], what is the Lagrange error bound
for the maximum error on the interval [0, 1] ?
(A) 0.019 (B) 0.097 (C) 0.113 (D) 0.399 (E) 0.417

86
B B B B B B B B B
88. The rate at which water is sprayed on a field of vegetables is given by R (t ) = 2 1 + 5t 3 , where t is in minutes
and R (t ) is in gallons per minute. During the time interval 0 £ t £ 4, what is the average rate of water flow, in
gallons per minute?
(A) 8.458 (B) 13.395 (C) 14.691 (D) 18.916 (E) 35.833
89. The figure above shows the graph of a function f. Which of the following has the greatest value?
f (b ) - f ( a )
(A) f ( a ) (B) f ¢(a ) (C) f ¢(c ) (D) f ( d ) - f (c ) (E)
b-a

87
B B B B B B B B B
n +1
90. The nth derivative of a function f at x = 0 is given by f ( n ) (0 ) = ( -1) for all n ≥ 0. Which of the
n
(n + 2 ) 2n
following is the Maclaurin series for f ?
1 1 3 2 1 3
(A) - + x- x + x -"
2 3 32 60
1 1 3 2 1 3
(B) - x+ x - x +"
2 3 16 10
1 1 3 2 1 3
(C) + x+ x + x +"
2 3 32 60
1 1 3 2 1 3
(D) - x+ x - x +"
2 3 32 60
1 32 2
(E) - 3x + x - 60 x 3 + "
2 3

88
B B B B B B B B B
x f ( x) f ¢( x )
0 1 1
1 3 4
2 11 13
91. The table above gives selected values for a differentiable and increasing function f and its derivative. If g is the
inverse function of f, what is the value of g¢(3) ?
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 4 (E) 13
13 4
( )
92. Let f be the function with first derivative defined by f ¢( x ) = sin x 3 for 0 £ x £ 2. At what value of x does f
attain its maximum value on the closed interval 0 £ x £ 2 ?
(A) 0 (B) 1.162 (C) 1.465 (D) 1.845 (E) 2
END OF SECTION I
IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY

CHECK YOUR WORK ON PART B ONLY.
DO NOT GO ON TO SECTION II UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

________________________________________________
89
AP® Calculus BC
Multiple-Choice Answer Key
Correct Correct
1 D 76 B
2 C 77 B
3 C 78 D
4 E 79 E
5 D 80 B
6 B 81 A
7 B 82 C
8 D 83 D
9 A 84 C
10 D 85 B
11 B 86 E
12 D 87 B
13 B 88 C
14 C 89 B
15 E 90 D
16 E 91 B
17 D 92 C
18 B
19 D
20 E
21 E
22 A
23 B
24 D
25 E
26 C
27 E
28 A
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AP Calculus Multiple-Choice Sample Questions

Calculus AB: Section I Part A

3. The slope of the tangent to the curve y 3 x + y 2 x2 = 6 at (2, 1) is

(A) The function has no relative extremum.

6. If f (x) = sin2 (3 − x) , then f 0 (0) =

Calculus AB: Section I Part B

(D) 2π rf (r)dr (E) 2π r(1 + f (r))dr

(A) −1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2 (E) 3

x 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4

20. The graph

(A) (B) (C)

Calculus BC: Section I Part A

1. A curve is described by the parametric equations x = t2 + 2t and y = t3 + t2 . An equation of the line

x −1.0 −0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

(A) All x except x = 0 (B) |x| = 3 (C) −3 ≤ x ≤ 3

5. If d f (x) = g(x) and if h(x) = x2 , then d f (h(x)) =

(A) − 3 (B) − 1 (C) 1 (D) 3 (E) divergent

9. Which of the following series converge to 2 ?

13. The third-degree Taylor polynomial about x = 0 of ln(1 − x) is

Calculus BC: Section I Part B

16. If f is diﬀerentiable at x = a , which of the following could be false?

23. For a series S, let

Answers to Calculus AB Multiple-Choice Sample Questions

No. Answer No. Answer

Answers to Calculus BC Multiple-Choice Sample Questions

No. Answer No. Answer

1. The area of the region enclosed by the graphs of y x 2 and y = x is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4 (E) nonexistent

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2x (D) e2 x (E) 2e2 x

(A) f is continuous for all real numbers.

(B) f has a minimum at x 0.

(C) f is increasing for x ! 0 .

(D) f c( x) exists for all x.

(E) f cc( x) is negative for x ! 0 .

10. Which of the following functions are continuous at x 1 ?

16. Which of the following series diverge?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) e (D) e2 (E) 1 e

22. If f ( x) x 2e x , then the graph of f is decreasing for all x such that

(A) x  2 (B) 2  x  0 (C) x ! 2 (D) x0 (E) x!0

(A) 3  x d 3 (B) 3 d x d 3 (C) 2  x  4

(A) f ( x) 0 for some x such that a  x  b.

(B) f ( x) ! 0 for all x such that a  x  b.

(C) f ( x)  0 for all x such that a  x  b.

(D) F ( x) d 0 for all x such that a  x  b.

(E) F ( x) 0 for some x such that a  x  b.

42. lim (1  2 x)csc x

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) e (E) e2

43. The coefficient of x 6 in the Taylor series expansion about x

2t e 2t sin(2t) cos(2t) cos(2t)

3. The function f given by f ( x) 3 x5  4 x3  3 x has a relative maximum at x

6. The line normal to the curve y 16  x at the point 0, 4 has slope

8. How many points of inflection does the graph of f have?

(A) One relative maximum and two relative minima

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

(A) A1 (B) A1  A2 (C) 2 A1 A2 (D) A1 A2 (E) A1  2 A 2

76. Which of the following sequences converge?

(A) f c(e), where f ( x) ln x

(D) f c(1), where f ( x) ln x  e

(E) f c(0), where f ( x) ln x

(D) f (c) 1 for at least one c between –3 and 6

(E) f (c) 0 for at least one c between –1 and 3

(A)  x 2 cos x  2 x sin x  2 cos x  C

(A)  0.012 (B) 0 (C) 0.016 (D) 0.376 (E) 0.629

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2x (D) e2 x (E) 2e2 x

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) e (D) e2 (E) 1 e

(A) x 2 (B) 2 x 0 (C) x ! 2 (D) x0 (E) x!0

(A) 3 x d 3 (B) 3 d x d 3 (C) 2 x 4

(A) f ( x) 0 for some x such that a x b.

(B) f ( x) ! 0 for all x such that a x b.

(C) f ( x) 0 for all x such that a x b.

(D) F ( x) d 0 for all x such that a x b.

(E) F ( x) 0 for some x such that a x b.

42. lim (1 2 x)csc x

3. The function f given by f ( x) 3 x5 4 x3 3 x has a relative maximum at x

6. The line normal to the curve y 16 x at the point 0, 4 has slope

(A) A1 (B) A1 A2 (C) 2 A1 A2 (D) A1 A2 (E) A1 2 A 2

(D) f c(1), where f ( x) ln x e

(A) x 2 cos x 2 x sin x 2 cos x C

(A) 0.012 (B) 0 (C) 0.016 (D) 0.376 (E) 0.629

1. What are all values of x for which the function f defined by f ( x) x3 3 x 2 9 x 7 is

3. The slope of the line tangent to the curve y 2 ( xy 1)3 0 at 2, 1 is

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 0 and 1 (E) 1, 0, and 1

77. If f is a vector-valued function defined by f (t ) et , cos t , then f cc(t )

(A) et sin t (B) e t cos t (C) et , sin t

(A) 3 x 1 (B) 3 d x 1 (C) 3 d x d 1 (D) 1 d x 1 (E) 1 d x d 1