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Multiple- Choice Questions

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Calculus BC
SECTION , PART A
Time55minutes
Number of questions28
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
notation f 1 or with the prefix arc (e.g., sin 1 x arcsin x ).

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1. Given 3 y 2 4e( 2 x ) xy 4 , then
(A)

4e( 2 x ) y
6y x

(B)

8e( 2 x )
6y x

(C)

8e( 2 x )
6y x

dy

dx

8e( 2 x ) y
6y x
( 2 x )
8e
y
(E)
6y x
(D)

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d 2012 cos( x)

2.
dx 2012
(A) cos x
(B) cos x
(C) sin x
(D) sin x
(E) sec2 x

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cot 5 x
1)
3. lim(
x 0 csc 3 x
5
2
8
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) 1
(E) 0
3
3
5

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xn
4. What are all the values of x for which the series converges?
n 1 n
(A) 1 x 1
(B) 1 x 1
(C) 1 x 1
(D) 1 x 1
(E) All real x

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5
dx
x
(A) 90
5.

(B) 89

(C) 30

(D) 20

(E) 10

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x

6. The function is defined by the formula g ( x) e2 t dt . What is the slope of the tangent
0

line at x 1 ?
(A) e2

(B) 2e2

(C)

e2
2

(D)

e2 1
2

(E) e2 1

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dy
7. The solution to the differential equation
10 xy with the initial condition y (0) 2 is
dx
(A) ln(5 x 2 2)
2

(B) e5 x 2
2
(C) e5 x 1
(D) 2 ln(5 x 2 )
(E) 2e5 x

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8. Determine if the function f ( x) x 6 x satisfies the hypothesis of the MVT on the
interval [0, 6] , and if does, find all numbers c satisfying the conclusion of that theorem.
(A) c 2, 3
(B) c 4, 5
(C) c 5
(D) c 3
(E) c 4

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9. If f ( x) x

x 2 x3
xn
... ... and F ( x) f ( x)dx and F (0) 1 , then F ( x)
2! 3!
n!

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

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10. In the right-triangle shown above, the angle is increasing at a constant rate of 2
radians per hour. At what rate is the side length of x increasing when x 4 feet?
(A) 8 ft/hour
(B) 4 ft/hour
(C) 10 ft/hour
(D) 6 ft/hour
(E) 2 ft/hour

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11. Which of the following integrals gives the length of the graph of y tan x between

x a and x b , where 0 a b
(A)

(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

a
b

a
b
a
b
a
b

x 2 tan 2 xdx
x tan xdx
1 sec 2 xdx
1 tan 2 xdx
1 sec 4 xdx

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12. The base of a solid S is the region enclosed by the graph of y ln x , the line x e ,
and the x-axis. If the cross section of S perpendicular to the x-axis are squares, then the
volume of S is
1
(A)
2
2
(B)
3
(C) 1
(D) 2
1
(E) (e3 1)
3

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13. A circle, centered at (0, 3) , has a radius of 3. What is the polar representation of the
circle?
(A) r 6 sin cos
(B) r 3sin 3cos
(C) r sin 3
(D) r 6sin
(E) r 6 cos

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1
1
14.
dx
0
4 x2
(A) 0
(B) 4
(C)
(D)

3
(E) Divergence

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15. Suppose a continuous function f and its derivative f ' have values that are given in
the above table. What is the approximation for f (3) if Eulers method is used with a step
of 0.5 , starting at x 2 ?
(A) 4.5
(B) 5.3
(C) 5.4
(D) 5.5
(E) 5.8

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x
dx
16.
12 7 x x 2
(A) 3ln(| x 3 |) 4 ln(| x 4 |) C
1
(B) ln(( x 4)( x 3)) C
2
(C) 3ln(| x 4 |) 4 ln(| x 3 |) C
1
(D) ln(| ( x 4)( x 3) |) C
2
(E) 4 ln(| x 4 |) 3ln(| x 3 |) C

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17. The position of a particle in the xy-plane is given by x t 2 1 and y ln(2t 3) for all
t 0 . The acceleration vector of the particle is

4
(A) 2,
2
(2t 3)

2
(B) 2,
2
(2t 3)

4
(C) 2,
2
(2t 3)

(D) 2t ,

2t 3

4
(E) 2t ,
2
(2t 3)

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18. Suppose a function f is approximated with a fourth-degree Taylor polynomial about
x 1 . If the maximum value of the fifth derivative between x 1 and x 3 is 0.015, that
is, | f (5) ( x) | 0.015 , then the maximum error incurred using this approximation to
compute f (3) is
(A) 4.000 102
(B) 4.000 103
(C) 2.667 101
(D) 2.667 102
(E) 2.667 103

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d2y

19. If y x sin( x) , then

dx 2
(A) x sin x 2cos x
(B) sin x x cos x
(C) sin x x cos x
(D) 3sin x x cos x
(E) cos x x sin x

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20. The graph of the piecewise function f is shown in the figure above. Which of the
following statements is true?
(A) f has a limit at x 1 .
(B) f has an absolute minimum value at x 2 .
(C) f is not continuous at x 3 .
(D) f is differentiable at x 3 .
(E) f is continuous on the interval [2, 4] .

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21. The average value of f ( x) x 2 3 x 1 on [1, 2] equals
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 1.5
(D) 1
(E) None of above

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22. If f ( x) xe2 x , which of the following statements is correct?
1 e
(A) Absolute maximum at ( , )
2 2
1
1
(B) Absolute maximum at ( , )
2 2e
1 e
(C) Absolute minimum at ( , )
2 2
1
1
(D) Absolute minimum at ( , )
2 2e
(E) None of above

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23. If f ( x) 2 | x 3 | for all x , then the value of the derivative f ( x) at x 3 is
(A) 1
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) 2
(E) Nonexistent

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24. Which of the following series is absolutely convergent?

(1) n ( n 1)
.
n n
n 1

. ( 1) n e n
n0

. ( 1) n
n 1

n2
2n

(A) None
(B) only
(C) only
(D) and only
(E) and only

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25. The above graph of a function f consists of a semicircle and two line segments. Let
x

g ( x ) f (t ) dt , which of the following is true?

1

(A) g (1) 1
1
(B) g (2)
2
(C) g ( 1)
(D) The slope of the tangent line of function f at x 1 is 1 .
(E) The function g has one relative minimum value on the interval [-1, 4].

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26. Which of the following is the coefficient of x 4 in the Maclaurin polynomial
1
generated by
?
(1 x) 2
(A) 5
(B) 5
(C) 1
(D) 1
(E) 0

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27. The figure above shows the graph of the polynomial function f . Which of the
following statements is false?
(A) f ''(a ) f ( a)
(B) f ''(b) f '(b)
(C) f '(c) f (c)
(D) f '(d ) f (d )
(E) f ''(e) f '(e)

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28. Suppose g is the inverse function of a differentiable function f and G ( x)

1
. If
g ( x)

1
f (3) 7 and f '(3) , then G '(7) ?
9
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 1
(E) 4

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END OF PART A OF SECTION

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Calculus BC
SECTION , PART B
Time50 minutes
Number of questions17
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 values.
(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
notation f 1 or with the prefix arc (e.g., sin 1 x arcsin x ).

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76. lim

et dt

x2 1

x 1

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C)

e
2

e
2
(E) e
(D)

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77. The function f is differentiable and f ( x) tan x . If df ( x) 0.01 at x 1 , then dx ?
(A) 1.000 103
(B) 2.919 103
(C) 5.403 103
(D) 7.081 103
(E) 2.916 103

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x

78. If 5 x 3 40 f (t ) dt , whats the value of c?

c

(A) 40

(B) 0

(C) 15

(D) 2

(E) 5

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79. What are the coordinates of the inflection point on the graph of y ( x 1) arctan x ?
(A) (1, 0)
(B) (0, 0)
(C) (0, 1)
(D) (1,
(E) (1,

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8

1
1

8 8 h
2
2
?
80. lim
h 0
h
(A) 0
(B) 1
1
(C)
2
1
(D)
2
(E) Cannot be determined from the information given

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81. A particle moves along the x-axis so that any time t 0 , its acceleration is given by
a (t ) cos(2t ) . If the position of the particle is x( ) 4 and the velocity of the particle is
3
?
v( ) 0 at time t , what is the particles position at time t
2
(B) 4.25
(C) 4
(D) 3.75
(E) 5.25
(A) 4.5

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82. Which of the following differential equations would produce the slope field shown
above?
dy
y 3x
(A)
dx
dy
x
(B)
y
dx
3
dy
x
(C)
y
dx
3
dy y
(D)
x
dx 3
dy
y
(E)
x
dx
3

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83. Which of the following is equal to the area of the region inside the polar curve
r 2 cos and outside the polar curve r cos ?

(A) 3 2 cos 2 d
0

(B) 3 cos 2 d
0

(C)

3 2
cos 2 d
2 0

(D) 3 2 cos d
0

(E) 3 cos d
0

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84. Which of the following is an expression of Maclaurin series for f ( x) sin 2 x ?
2

x3 x 5

x 2 n 1
(A) f ( x) x ... ( 1) n 1
...
(2n 1)!
3! 5!

2x4
(2 x) 2 n 2
... (1) n 1
...
(B) f ( x) 1 2 x 2
3
(2n 2)!
2

(C) f ( x) 2 x 2
(D) f ( x) x 2

2x4
(2 x) 2 n 2
... (1) n 2
...
3
(2n 2)!

x4
(2 x) 2 n 2
... (1) n 2
...
3
2(2n 2)!

(E) f ( x) 1 x 2

x4
(2 x) 2 n 2
... (1)n 1
...
3
2(2n 2)!

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85. A population of animals is modeled by a function P that satisfies the logistic
dP
differential equation
0.01P(100 P) , where t is measured in years and P is
dt
measured in millions. Which of the following equations is the solution of P as a function
of t if P(0) 50 ?
1
(A) P(t )
1 et
100
(B) P(t )
1 et
1
(C) P(t )
1 2e0.01t
100
(D) P(t )
1 2e 0.01t
100
(E) P(t )
1 e0.01t
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86. What is the value of

3
3
3
3

... n ... ?
10 100 1000
10

(A) 0
1
(B)
3
(C) 1
(D) 3
(E) The series diverges.

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87. If x 2 cos xdx h( x) 2 x sin xdx , then h( x) ?
(A) 2sin x 2 x cos x C
(B) x 2 sin x C
(C) 2 x cos x x 2 sin x C
(D) 4 cos x 2 x sin x C
(E) (2 x 2 ) cos x 4sin x C

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88. The rate at which customers arrive at a counter to be served by the function F
t
defined by F (t ) 12 6 cos for 0 t 60 , where F (t ) is measured in customers

per minute and t is measured in minutes. To the nearest whole number, how many
customers arrive at the counter over the 60-minute period?
(B) 725
(C) 732
(D) 744
(E) 756
(A) 720

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89. Let R be the region enclosed by the graphs of y e x , y sin( 3 x) and the y-axis.
Which of the following gives the approximate area of the region R ?
(A) 1.139
(B) 1.334
(C) 1.869
(D) 2.114
(E) 2.340

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t (sec)
a (t ) (ft/sec2)

0
4

3
8

6
6

9
9

12
10

15
10

90. The data for the acceleration a (t ) of a car from 0 to 15 seconds are given in the above
table. If the velocity at t 0 is 5 ft/sec, which of the following gives the approximate
velocity at t 15 using the Trapezoidal Rule?
(A) 47 ft/sec
(B) 52 ft/sec
(C) 120 ft/sec
(D) 125 ft/sec (E) 141 ft/sec

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91. Which of the following is the solution to the differential equation

dy
y sec 2 x ,
dx

where y(0) 1 ?
(A) y etan x
(B) y etan x
(C) y e tan x
(D) y etan x 1
(E) y etan x 1

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92. Let S be the region enclosed by the graphs of y sin x and y cos x for
5
x
. What is the volume of the solid generated when S is revolved about the line
4
y 2?
5
4

(A)

(B)

5
4

5
4

5
4

(sin x cos x) 2 dx
(sin x cos x 2) 2 dx

(C) [(sin x 2)2 (cos x 2)2 ] dx

(D) [(cos x 2)2 (sin x 2)2 ] dx
(E) 4 [(sin x 2) 2 (cos x 2) 2 ] dx

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SECTION
Free- Response Questions

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Calculus BC
SECTION , PART A
Time30 minutes
Number of questions2
A graphing calculator is required for some problems or parts of problems.
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1. An object moving along a curve in the xy-plane has position x(t ), y (t ) at time t with

dy
dx
is not explicitly given. At t 3 , the object is at the
2 sin(et ) . The derivative of
dt
dt
point (4, 5) .
(a) Find the y-coordinate of the position at time t 1 .
dy
dx
(b) At time t 3 , the value of
is 1.8 . Find the value of
when t 3 .
dx
dt
(c) Find the speed of the object at t 3 .

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2. Let S be the region in the first quadrant bounded by the graphs of y e x and
y 2 x 2 and the y-axis.
(a) Find the area of the region S .
(b) Find the volume of the solid generated when the region S is rotated about the x-axis.
(c) The region S is the base of a solid for which each cross section perpendicular to the
x-axis is a semi-circle with diameter in the xy-plane. Find the volume of this solid.

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Calculus BC
SECTION , PART B
Time60 minutes
Number of questions4
No calculator is allowed for these problems.
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3. The graphs of the polar curves r1 2 2sin and r2 1 for 0 2 are shown
above:
(a) Write an integral expression for the area inside r1 and outside r2 .
dx
dy
and
in terms of for the r1 curve.
(b) Write expressions for
d
d
(c) Write an equation in terms of x and y for the line tangent to the graph of the polar
curve r1 at the point where 0 .

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4. The graph of the function f , consisting of three segments, is shown above. Let
x

g ( x) f (t ) dt .
1

(a) Find g (1) and g '(1) .

(b) Find the instantaneous rate of change of g , which respect to x , at x 2 .
(c) Find the absolute minimum value of g on the closed interval [2, 4] . Justify your
answer.
(d) The second derivative of g is not defined at x 1 and x 2 . Which of these values
are x-coordinates of points of inflection of the graph of g ? Justify your answer.

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dy
2 y 4x .
dx
(a) The slope field for the differential equation is shown above. Sketch the solution curve
that passes through the point (0, 1) and sketch the solution curve that passes through the
point (0, -1).
(b) There is a value of b for which y 2 x b is a solution to the differential equation.
Find this value of b . Justify your answer.
(c) Let g be the function that satisfies the given differential equation with the initial
condition g (0) 0 . It appears from the slope field that g has a local maximum at the
point (0, 0). Using the differential equation, prove analytical that this is so.
(d) Write the second-degree Taylor polynomial for g about a 0 .

5. Consider the differential equation

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6. Let f be the function given by f ( x) e 2 x

(a) Find the first four nonzero terms and the general term of the power series for f ( x)
about x 0 .
(b) Find the interval of convergence of the power series for f ( x) about x 0 . Show the
analysis that leads to your conclusion.
(c) Let g be the function given by the sum of the first four nonzero term of the power
series for f ( x) about x 0 . Show that | f ( x) g ( x) | 1.8 106 for 0.2 x 0.2 .

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