Calculus AB

l'
.'sff$ffi"
(A) -3 (B) -2 (c) 2 (D) 3 @) nonexistent

2. li*=
(A) ln x2 +C (B) -ln x2 + C (C) x-r + C (D) -x-1 + C (E) -2x-3 + C

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Galsulus AB

3. rf f(x) = (x -r)(r2 +z)3, then /'(.r) =

@) 6x(xz+ 2)2

(B) 6x("r-r)(r2 +z)2

( c ) ( " + 2 ) 2 F 2+ 3 x - 1 )

( o ) ( " ' + z ) 2 ( t * 2- 6 x + 2

(E) -3("r -t)(x2 +z)2

4. ax =
J{rin{2")+ cos(2x))
(a) jcos(zfl + +c
tsin(2x)
(B) -jcos(2x)+ +c
tsin(zx)
(C) 2cos(2
x) + 2sin(2x)+ C
x) - 2sin(2x)+ C
(D) 2cos(2
(E) -2cos(Zx)+ 2sin(2x)+ C

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 Calculus AB

,. 5xa+ 8x2
5. Ilfil ---- _ ls
x-+0 Ja+ - t6x"

1
(A) _, (B) 0 (c) 1 (D) (E) nonexistent
;

/(") =
tx --24 ifx+2

{ 1 ifx=2

Let f be the functiondefinedabove.Which of thefollowing statements

about/ aretrue?
I./hasalimitatx=2.
IL / is continuousat x = 2.
III. / is differentiableat x = 2.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I andII only
(E) I, II, andIII

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Calculus AB

7. A particlemovesalongthex-axiswith velocitygivenby v(t) = 3t2 + 6t for time t ) 0. If theparticleis at

positionx =2 attimer = 0, whatisthepositionof theparticleattime t =l?
(A) 4 (B) 6 (c) e (D) 11 (E) 12

8. If /(.r) = cos(3x),thenf '(t) =

@+ (B)f G)-+ Q)-1 -+

@)

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 Graphof /

= which of the
9. The graphof thepiecewiselinearfunction/ is shownin thefigure above.If g(x) fifrldr,
following valuesis greatest?
(e) s(-3) (n) s(-z) (c) s(0) (D) s(t) (e) g(2)

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 Calculus AB

Graphof /

10.The graphof the function/ is shownabovefor 0 ( x < 3. Of thefollowing,whichhastheleastvalue?

e3
(a) Jrf@)tu

(B) Left Riemannsumapproximation ftr) dx with4 subintervals

of equallength
"f f

(C) Right Riemannsumapproximation ftr) dx with4 subintervalsof equallength

"f f

(D) Midpoint Riemannsumapproximation ftr) dx with4 subintervals

of equallength
"f f

(E) Trapezoidalsumapproximati"" ft") dx with 4 subintervals

of equallength
"f f

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 Calculus AB

Graphof /
'
I l. The graphof a function / is shownabove.Which of the following could be the graphof f , the derivativeof / ?

(A) (B)

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Calculus AB

12.If f(x) - then /'(r) =

"(21'),

7A1zeQl*)hx (B) eQl') G) "F21") (D) _ 2 olzlx) (E) lx2eQlx)

x'

13.H /(r) = ,2 + 2x,then =

ft{t{^ -))

@)ry ( B ) 2 . r l nx + 2 x (C) 2Inx +2 (D)2ln-*1 @)+

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 Calculus {

x 0 I 2 3
f"(*) ) 0 :7 4

14. The polynomialfunction / hasselectedvaluesof its secondderivative f " givenin'the table above.
Which of the following statementsmustbe true?
(A) / is increasingon theinterval (0, 2).

(B) / is decreasing
on theinterval (0,2).
(C) / hasa localmaximumat x ="1.
(D) The graphof / hasa point of inflectionat x = l.
(E) The graphof / changesconcavityin theinterval (0, 2).

ls. l4a,=
J x'-4

(A)4+c
+(x2- +)'

(B) -*--- +c
2p" - a)
-
(c)
|nl,' +l+c
(D) - +l+c
2rnlx2

(E)
|*"^(;). c

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Galculus AB

.dv
16. If sin(ry) = 1, h e n ; =

(A)--+--
cos(ry,

(B) ---l-
rcos(ry,

(c) 1- cors(?)
coslry)
| - ycos(xy)
rc(ry)

r(l - cou('y))
r

Graphof /

Tbgraphofthefunction/shownabovehashorizontaltangentsatx=2andx=5.Letgbethefunction
&fined by g(r) = For whatvaluesof x doesthe graphof g havea point of inflection?
Jof {r1fir.
(A) 2 only (B) 4 only (C) 2 and5 only (D) 2,4, and5 (E) 0, 4, and6

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 Calsulus

18.In thery-plane,theline x * y = k, where ft is a constant,is tangentto the graphof y = x2 + 3x + 1. What is

the value of.k?
(A) -3 (B) -2 (c) -1 (D) 0 (E) l

19.What areall horizontalasymptotesof the graphof 'y = + in thery-plane?

l-2x
(A) Y=-1 only
(B) Y=oonly
(c) Y=5 only
(D) y=-landy=0
(E) y=-1 andy=5

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Calclrlus AB

20. Let f be afunctionwith a secondderivativegivenby f "(r) = *2 (* - 3Xr - 6). What arethe .r-coordinates
of the points of inflection of the graphof /?
(A) 0 only (B) 3 only (C) 0 and6 only (D) 3and6only (E) 0,3, and6

21. A particlemovesalonga straightline. The graphof theparticle'spositionx(t) attime r is shownabovefor

0 < r < 6. Thegraphhashorizontaltangents at t = 1 and t = 5 andapointofinflectionat t = 2. Forwhat
valuesof t is the velocityof theparticleincreasing?
(A) 0<t<2
(B) l<r<5
(c) 2<t<6
(D) 3<r<5only
( E ) 1 < t < 2 a n d5 < r < 6

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 Calculus AB

22. Arumor spreadsamong a population of N people atarate proportional to the product of the number of people
who have heard the rumor and the number of people who have not heard the rumor. If p denotesthe number of
people who have heard the rumor, which of the following differential equationscould be used to model this
situation with respectto time /, where ft is a positive constant?
dp_
(A) kp
dt
dp_
(B) t p(tt * p)
dt

(c) d p _ kp(p- N)
dt

Q)# = kt(N - t)
@ )# = k t ( t - N )

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Galcrrlus AB

23. Which of the following is the solutionto the differential equation = with the initial
* +
conditiony(3) = 1?

(A) Y - 2"++'3lt

(B) Y - -2r-o+'3ls

(c) y=

(D) y= g_*
(E)y=-w

24.T\efunction/istwicedifferentiablewith f(2)=1, f'(2)=4,and f"(2) =3. Whatisthevalueofthe

approximationof /(1.9) usingtheline tangentto the graphof f at x = 2?
(A) 0.4 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.7 (D) 1.3 (E) 1.4

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 Calculus AB

(cx+d forx<2
f 0)--1 , for x>2
lx"-cx

If / is differentiableat x = 2, whatis the

25.Let/ be thefunctiondefinedabove,where c andd areconstants.
v a l u e o cf + d 2
(A) -4 (B) -2 (c) 0 (D) 2 (E) 4

L4?
26. what is the slopeof theline tangentto the curve y = arctan(4x) at thepoint at which ' =

(A)2 (B)+ (c)o (D)-+ @)-2

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Galculus AB

rtt\- tt,rl
ll I \- ttlll
l\ \ \- tttll
I \ \ \- tttll
\ \ \ \- /t/ll
"l / / / - \\\\ \
I lt /* \\\t I
I l t / - \\\ ll
I ttt* \lt lt
l, I /-_s tlttl

?. Shownaboveis a slopefield for which of thefollowing differentialequations?

ro>
#=,
@)#=ry-v
G) #=ry+y

@ #- x!*x

@)#= (x+ 1)3

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28.Letf beadifferentiabletunctionsuchthat f(3)=15' /(6)=3' f'(3)=-8'and f'(6)---2'Thetunctiong
is differentiableand e(x) = f1@) for all x. What is the valueof g'(3) ?

(A)_i1
1
(B) _5

(c) 61
1
(D)
;
fromtheinformationgiven.
(E) Thevalueof g'(3) cannotbedetermined

ENDOF PARTA OF SECTIONI

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 Calcrrlus AB

Graphof /'
', the derivativeof is shownabovefor -2 ( r ( 5. On whatintervalsis increasing?
76. The graphof f f, /
(A) [-2,1] only

(B) [-2,3]

(C) [3,5] only

(D) [0,1.5]and[3,5]

(E) l-2, -1], [1,2], and [4,5]

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 ,, Graphof /

Tl. T\e figure aboveshowsthe graphof a function / wittr domain 0 S r < 4. Which of the following statements
aretrue?
I. lim /(r) exists.
x+2-

II. lim. /(r) exists.

x)2-

Itr. lim f(r)

' ' exists.
x+2'

(A) I only (B) tr only (C) I andtr only @) I andItr only (E) I, tr, andItr

f'(x) = sin(r3-r) fot 0 < r < 2. Onwhatintervali

?S.Thefirstderivativeofthefunction/isdefinedby
is / increasing?
(A ) l < x < 1 . 4 4 5 o n l y
(B) l< x<1.691
< .r S 1.875
(C) 1.,+45
(D) 0.5771 x 11.445and1.875 3 x 32
( E ) 0 ( x ( 1 a n d 1 . 6 9 11 x < 2

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 7s.fi (x)dx = -r7 and l.l dx = -4, whatisthevalueot f-rf ti a, t
Lf f,
(A) -2r (B) -13 (c) 0 (D) 13 (E) 2r

'(r) = 12cos(r2 How manypointsof inflectiondoesthe graph

80. The derivativeof thefunction/ is givenby f ).
of / haveon the openinterval (-2,2) ?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) Five

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Calculus AB

81. If G(r) is an antiderivativefor f(x) and G(2) = -7, then G(4) =

(^) f'(4)
(B) -7 + f'(4)

<c>lir{t)at
ro>Iie +f Q))
dt
(E)-t * lir{i a,

v(t)=7 -(I.}I)-t'attime r >0. Whatisthe

82.Aparticlemovesalongastraightlinewithvelocitygivenby
accelerationof the particleat time t = 3 ?
(A) -0.914 (B) 0.05s (C) 5.486 (D) 6.086 (E) 18.087

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 Calculus AB

! = x3 -8x2 + 18x-5 and y = x+5?

83. Whatistheareaenclosedbythecurves

(A) 10.667 (B) 11.833 (C) 14.s83 (D) 2r.333 (E) 32

Graphof/'

84. The graphof the derivativeof a function/ is shownin the figureabove.The graphhashorizontaltangentlines
at x =-I, x= 1, andx=3. Atwhichofthefollowingvaluesof x doesf havearelativemaximum?
(A) -2 only (B) 1 only (C) 4 only (D) -1 and3 only (E) -2, l,and4

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Calculus AB

x -4 -3
-2 -1
f(*) 0.75 - 1 . 5 -2.25 - 1 . 5
f'(*) -3 -1.5 0 1.5

85. The tableabovegivesvaluesof a functionf andits derivativeat selectedvaluesof x. If /' is continuouson the

interval [-4, -t], whatis the valueot a* t

l-)f'{*)
(A) -4.s (B) -2.2s (C) 0 (D) 2.2s (E) 4.5

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 Calcrrlu

t 0 1 2 a
J 4

v(t) -l 2 ? 0 -4

86. The table gives selectedvaluesof the velocity, v(t), of a particlemoving along the.r-axis.At time / = 0,
the particleis at the origin. Which of the following could be the graph of the position, -r(l), of the particle
for 0 < t < 4?

(A) x(t) (B) x(t)

(E) x(t)

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 Calculus AB

x(t) attimer.fftheinitialpositionis.r(0)=2 andthe

87.Anobjecttravelinginasraightlinehasposition
velocityof theobjectis v(r) = {ll7 , whatis thepositionof the objectat time t = 3 ?
(A) 0.431 (B) 2.rs4 (C) 4512 (D) 6.sr2 (E) 17.408

88. Theradiusof a sphereis decreasingat arateof 2 centimetersper second.At theinstantwhentheradiusof the

whatis therateof change,in squarecentimeters
sphereis 3 centimeters, per second,of the surfaceareaof the
sphere?(The surfaceareaS of a spherewith radius r is S = 4xr2.)
(A) -1082 (B) -72n (C) -48x (D) -24n (E) -I6n

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 Calculus AB

89.Thefunction/iscontinuousfor -21x<2 andf(-2)= f(2) = 0. If thereisnoc,where-2<c <2,for

which f '(t) = 0, which of thefollowing statements
mustbe true?
(A) For -2 < k <2, f'(k) > O.

( B ) F o r- 2 < k < 2 ,
f'(k)<0.
(C) For -2 < k < 2, f '(k) exists.

(D) For -2 < k < 2, f '(k) exists,but /' is not continuous.

(E) For somek, where-2 < k < 2, f '(k) doesnot exist.

90. The function/ is continuouson the closedinterval 12,4f andtwicedifferentiableon the openinterval (2,4). lt
f'(3)=2 andf"(*) <0 ontheopeninterval (2,4), whichofthefollowingcouldbeatableof valuesforf?

(A) x f(x) (B) x f(r) (c) x f(*)

2 2.5 2 2.5 2 3
3 J 3 ) 3 f

4 6.5 4 7 4 6.5

(D) x f(*) (E) x f(*)

2 3 2 3.5
3 5 3
4 7 4 7.5

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Calculus AB

valueof y = -19ry - ontheclosedinterval[-1,3] ?

91.Whatis theaverage
x'+x+2
(A) -0.08s (B) 0.090 (c) 0.183 (D) 0.244 (E) 0.732

I
7 miles

I
92. A city locatedbesidea river hasa rectangularboundaryasshownin thefigureabove.Thepopulationdensityof
the city at anypoint alonga strip x milesfrom theriver's edgeis /("r) personsper squaremile. Which of the
following expressions givesthepopulationof the city?
p4
(e) Jof Q)d*
e4
(B) 7Jof @)d*

e4
(c) 28Jo
f (r) d*

@ tr@)dx
e7
(e) aJo
f@)a,

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Chapter III: Answers to
the 2008 AP Calculus AB and
Calculus BC Exams
■ Section I: Multiple Choice
■ AB Question 3
■ Section I Answer Key and Percent Answering
■ AB/BC Question 4
Correctly
■ AB Question 5
■ Analyzing Your Students’ Performance on the
■ AB Question 6
Multiple-Choice Section
■ BC Question 3
■ Diagnostic Guide for the 2008 AP Calculus AB and
■ BC Question 5
Calculus BC Exams
■ BC Question 6
■ Section II: Free Response
■ Comments from the Chief Reader Section I: Multiple Choice
■ Commentary, Scoring Guidelines, and Sample On the following pages are the correct answers to the
Student Responses multiple-choice questions for Form Q, the percent of
■ AB/BC Question 1 AP students who answered each question correctly by
■ AB/BC Question 2 AP grade, and the total percent answering correctly.

Section I Answer Key and Percent Answering Correctly

Calculus AB
Percent Correct by Grade Total Percent Correct by Grade Total
Item Correct Item Correct
5 4 3 2 1 Percent 5 4 3 2 1 Percent
No. Answer No. Answer
Correct Correct
1 B 88 77 68 58 36 65 26 A 53 29 17 12 9 25
2 D 96 84 71 57 32 67 27 C 70 52 41 31 20 43
3 D 72 48 35 26 14 39 28 A 38 13 6 3 3 14
4 B 95 86 74 60 37 70 76 B 98 93 83 65 30 73
5 A 74 59 49 40 24 49 77 C 89 73 56 41 24 57
6 A 74 55 46 39 30 49 78 B 97 91 80 61 28 71
7 B 97 89 76 55 22 67 79 B 81 66 54 44 28 55
8 E 86 74 64 52 29 61 80 E 70 52 38 26 14 40
9 D 95 82 65 43 16 60 81 E 90 71 55 42 21 56
10 C 90 79 69 58 35 66 82 B 96 88 77 61 27 69
11 B 98 92 82 69 44 77 83 B 90 76 63 48 27 61
12 D 89 79 69 57 33 65 84 C 91 80 64 41 14 58
13 A 72 51 36 24 14 40 85 B 76 53 38 28 18 43
14 E 50 30 25 23 18 29 86 C 86 71 58 43 18 55
15 C 93 82 72 61 41 70 87 D 84 55 35 21 11 42
16 D 74 46 30 20 11 37 88 C 96 84 65 45 21 62
17 C 86 62 43 31 26 50 89 E 67 40 23 16 10 32
18 A 47 23 15 12 11 22 90 A 67 37 20 11 10 30
19* – – – – – – – 91 C 92 81 68 52 27 64
20 D 73 50 35 25 19 41 92 B 58 45 43 41 36 45
21 A 48 26 17 11 7 22 *Although 45 multiple-choice items were administered in Section I,
22 B 80 64 58 55 50 62 item # 19 was not used in scoring for statistical reasons. Many
students who scored well on the exam chose option A or option C,
23 E 50 26 17 12 7 23 instead of the correct answer E. It is important for teachers to
emphasize that when determining the horizontal asymptotes for the
24 B 80 54 33 18 9 40 graph of y = f (x), students must examine the limit of f (x) as x
25 B 55 26 16 14 13 26 approaches infinity and the limit of f (x) as x approaches negative
infinity.
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 Section I Answer Key and Percent Answering Correctly
Calculus BC
Percent Correct by Grade Total Total
Item Correct Item Correct Percent Correct by Grade
Percent Percent
No. Answer 5 4 3 2 1 No. Answer 5 4 3 2 1
Correct Correct
1 B 97 95 93 89 81 93 24 A 63 37 25 19 13 41
2 A 96 92 87 80 67 89 25 B 57 27 19 13 12 35
3 C 88 77 67 55 36 73 26 D 56 35 25 19 13 38
4 D 95 86 74 61 40 80 27 A 83 66 52 41 28 64
5 C 94 85 76 66 40 80 28 D 26 5 3 2 2 13
6 A 81 61 52 43 35 63 76 D 93 84 72 56 36 77
7 D 90 73 58 43 23 69 77 D 99 98 94 87 69 93
8 B 89 71 56 39 26 68 78 C 94 81 66 49 26 74
9 D 96 85 74 58 33 79 79 D 70 45 36 27 21 49
10 B 90 80 72 59 39 76 80 E 70 56 44 33 21 54
11 A 75 48 34 27 21 52 81 B 84 68 56 41 24 65
12 D 64 35 25 21 16 42 82 E 93 78 65 51 37 75
13 B 75 55 40 29 23 55 83 B 93 82 71 59 39 77
14 E 63 39 32 27 22 45 84 A 95 86 73 54 28 78
15 A 85 63 45 31 17 61 85 C 89 74 62 49 35 71
16 D 62 38 27 21 16 42 86 C 73 42 28 19 13 47
17 B 79 60 45 37 28 59 87 D 91 68 48 31 18 65
18 A 59 33 23 16 13 38 88 A 85 60 43 29 16 59
19 A 61 41 30 23 18 43 89 E 79 55 38 24 14 54
20 C 49 23 16 12 9 30 90 D 91 79 62 44 22 71
21 A 58 35 23 16 10 38 91 D 85 66 47 29 15 61
22 E 31 11 7 6 5 18 92 B 90 73 54 33 18 67
23 E 80 57 42 28 15 56

Analyzing Your Students’ Performance on
the Multiple-Choice Section
If you give your students the 2008 Calculus AB or
Calculus BC Exam for practice, you may want to analyze
the results to find overall strengths and weaknesses in their
understanding of calculus. The following diagnostic work-
sheets will help you do this. You are permitted to photocopy
and distribute them to your students for completion.
1. In each category, students should insert a check mark for
each correct answer.
2. Add together the total number of correct answers for
each category.
3. To compare the student’s number of correct answers for
a given category with the average number correct for
that category, copy the number of correct answers to the
“Number Correct” table at the end of the Diagnostic
Guide.
In addition, under each item, the percent of AP students
who answered correctly is shown, so students can analyze
their performance on individual items. This information
will be helpful in deciding how students should plan their
study time. Please note that one item may appear in several
different categories, as questions can cover different topics.

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Diagnostic Guide for the 2008 AP Calculus AB Exam

Differential Calculus (Average number correct = 13.0)

Question # 1 3 5 6 8 11 12 13 14 16 18 20 21 22
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 65 39 49 49 61 77 65 40 29 37 22 41 22 62
Question # 24 25 26 27 28 76 77 78 80 82 84 88 89 90
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 40 26 25 43 14 73 57 71 40 69 58 62 32 30

Integral Calculus (Average number correct = 8.9)

Question # 2 4 7 9 10 15 17 23 79 81 83 85 86 87 91 92
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 67 70 67 60 66 70 50 23 55 56 61 43 55 42 64 45

Part A—No Calculator (Average number correct = 12.8)

Question # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 65 67 39 70 49 49 67 61 60 66 77 65 40 29
Question # 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 70 37 50 22 41 22 62 23 40 26 25 43 14

Part B—With Graphing Calculator (Average number correct = 9.1)

Question # 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 73 57 71 55 40 56 69 61 58 43 55 42 62 32 30 64 45

Calculator-Active Items (Average number correct = 3.5)

Question # 78 80 82 83 87 91
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 71 40 69 61 42 64

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 Diagnostic Guide for the 2008 AP Calculus AB Exam (continued)

Number Correct
Part B—with
Differential Integral Part A—No Calculator-
Graphing
Calculus Calculus Calculator Active Items
Calculator
Number of
28 16 27 17 6
Questions
Average
13.0 8.9 12.8 9.1 3.5
Number
(46.4%) (55.6%) (47.4%) (53.5%) (58.3%)
Correct
My Number
Correct

Diagnostic Guide for the 2008 AP Calculus BC Exam

Calculus AB Topics (Average number correct = 17.0)

Question # 2 6 8 9 10 13 14 15 17 18 21 25 27 76
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 89 63 68 79 76 55 45 61 59 38 38 35 64 77
Question # 77 78 80 81 83 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 93 74 54 65 77 71 47 65 59 54 71 61 67

Calculus BC Only Topics (Average number correct = 9.7)

Question # 1 3 4 5 7 11 12 16 19 20 22 23 24 26 28 79 82 84
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 93 73 80 80 69 52 42 42 43 30 18 56 41 38 13 49 75 78

Differential Calculus (Average number correct = 12.6)

Question # 1 3 6 7 10 14 15 17 18 21 25 27 28 76 78 80 85 89 90 91 92
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 93 73 63 69 76 45 61 59 38 38 35 64 13 77 74 54 71 54 71 61 67

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Diagnostic Guide for the 2008 AP Calculus BC Exam (continued)

Integral Calculus (Average number correct = 9.7)

Question # 2 5 8 9 11 13 19 22 24 26 77 81 83 86 87 88
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 89 80 68 79 52 55 43 18 41 38 93 65 77 47 65 59

Part A—No Calculator (Average number correct = 15.4)

Question # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 93 89 73 80 80 63 69 68 79 76 52 42 55 45
Question # 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 61 42 59 38 43 30 38 18 56 41 35 38 64 13

Part B—With Graphing Calculator (Average number correct = 11.4)

Question # 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 77 93 74 49 54 65 75 77 78 71 47 65 59 54 71 61 67

Series Items (Average number correct = 4.5)

Question # 4 12 16 20 23 79 82 84
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 80 42 42 30 56 49 75 78

Calculator-Active Items (Average number correct = 4.2)

Question # 77 80 83 85 87 91
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 93 54 77 71 65 61

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Number Correct

Part B—
Calculus Calculus
Differential Integral Part A— With Series Calculator-
AB BC Only
Calculus Calculus No Calculator Graphing Items Active Items
Topics Topics
Calculator
Number of
27 18 21 16 28 17 8 6
Questions
Average
17.0 9.7 12.6 9.7 15.4 11.4 4.5 4.2
Number
(63.0%) (53.9%) (60.0%) (60.6%) (55.0%) (67.1%) (56.3%) (70.0%)
Correct
My Number
Correct

96