Practice Test 4

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 The Exam

AP® Calculus BC Exam

SECTION I: Multiple-Choice Questions

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

Instructions
At a Glance
Section I of this examination contains 45 multiple-choice questions. Fill in only the ovals for
Total Time numbers 1 through 45 on your answer sheet.
1 hour and 45 minutes
CALCULATORS MAY NOT BE USED IN THIS PART OF THE EXAMINATION.
Number of Questions
45 Indicate all of your answers to the multiple-choice questions on the answer sheet. No credit
Percent of Total Grade will be given for anything written in this exam booklet, but you may use the booklet for notes
50% or scratch work. After you have decided which of the suggested answers is best, completely
Writing Instrument fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. Give only one answer to each question. If
Pencil required you change an answer, be sure that the previous mark is erased completely. Here is a sample
question and answer.
Sample Question Sample Answer

Chicago is a A B C D
(A) state
(B) city
(C) country
(D) continent

Use your time effectively, working as quickly as you can without losing accuracy. Do not
spend too much time on any one question. Go on to other questions and come back to the
ones you have not answered if you have time. It is not expected that everyone will know the
answers to all the multiple-choice questions.

About Guessing
Many candidates wonder whether or not to guess the answers to questions about which
they are not certain. Multiple-choice scores are based on the number of questions answered
correctly. Points are not deducted for incorrect answers, and no points are awarded for
unanswered questions. Because points are not deducted for incorrect answers, you are
encouraged to answer all multiple-choice questions. On any questions you do not know the
answer to, you should eliminate as many choices as you can, and then select the best answer
among the remaining choices.

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 Section I

CALCULUS BC

SECTION I, Part A

Time—60 Minutes

Number of questions—30

A CALCULATOR MAY NOT BE USED ON THIS PART OF THE EXAMINATION

Directions: Solve each of the following problems, using the available space for scratchwork. After examining the form of the
choices, decide which is the best of the choices given and fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. No credit will be given
for anything written in the test book. Do not spend too much time on any one problem.

In this test: 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
1. Evaluate 4 xe− x dx .
1

2
(A)
e2
2
(B)
e

(C) 2

(D) The integral diverges.

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2. The table below gives some values of a function f and its first three derivatives. What is the third-degree Taylor Polynomial
for f about x = 1 ?

x f(x) f 9(x) f 99(x) f 999(x)

0 5 3 1 2
1 1 2 4 18
2 3 7 16 32

(A) 3x3 + 7x 2 + 16x + 32

(B) 3x3 + 7x 2 + 7x + 2
(C) 3x3 – 7x 2 + 7x – 2
(D) 3x3 – 7x 2 + 16x – 32

n
∞
(−1)
3. Which of the following is true about the series ∑n=1 n!
?

(A) The series converges conditionally.

(B) The series diverges.
(C) The series converges absolutely.
(D) None of the above

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4. The position of a particle is given by the parametric equations x (t ) = 8 3t + 1 and y (t ) = 9 3 t 2 + 2 . Find the slope of the
tangent line to the path of the particle at the time t = 5 seconds.

(A) 30

(B) 10

10
(C)
3
10
(D)
9

9 x −13
5. Evaluate ∫ ( x −1)( x − 3) dx .
(A) 9 ln x −1 + 16 ln x − 3 + C

(B) 2 ln x −1 + 7 ln x − 3 + C

(C) 7 ln x −1 + 2 ln x − 3 + C

(D) 9 ln x −1 −16 ln x − 3 + C

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6. Which of the following equations gives the length of the curve f(x) = 6sin(2x) from x = 0 to x = 4 ?

4
(A) ∫ 1 + 36 sin 2 (2 x ) dx
0

4
(B) ∫ 1 + 144 sin 2 (2 x ) dx
0

4
(C) ∫ 1 + 36 cos2 (2 x ) dx
0

4
(D) ∫ 1 + 144 cos2 (2 x ) dx
0

dy
7. Which of the following is the particular solution to = 3 x + e2 x with the initial condition y(0) = 5 ?
dx

3 x 2 e2 x 9
(A) + +
2 2 2

3 x 2 e2 x 11
(B) + +
2 2 2

3 x 2 e2 x
(C) + +3
2 2

3 x 2 e2 x 9
(D) + −
2 2 2

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dy
8. Let y = f(x) be the solution of the differential equation = 6 y − 2 with the initial condition f(0) = 2. Use Euler’s Method to
dx
approximate f(1) starting at x = 0 with the step size of 0.5.

(A) 7
(B) 10
(C) 27
(D) 40

x
9. Evaluate ∫ 3 x sin  3  dx .

x
(A) −9 x cos  + C
 3 

x x
(B) −9 x cos  + 27 sin  + C
 3   3 

x x
(C) −9 x cos  − 27 x sin   + C
 3   3 

x
(D) −x cos  + C
 3 

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10. Find the area between the curve y = 6x – x2 and the x-axis.

(A) 324
(B) 180
(C) 72
(D) 36

dy
11. Find if y = cos4 x.
dx
(A) –4sin3 x
(B) 4sin3 x
(C) –4cos3 x sin x
(D) 4cos3 x sin x

12. If R is the region between the curves y = x2 – 4x and y = x + 6, find the area of R.

1
(A) 48
6
1
(B) 57
6
5
(C) 57
6
1
(D) 60
6

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n
∞
x
13. The MacLaurin series for the function f is given by f ( x ) = ∑   . What is the value of f(2) ?

n= 0  5 

(A) 0

5
(B)
7

(C) 1

5
(D)
3

14. Which of the following is the differential equation of the slope field below?
3.0

2.0

1.0

0.0

–1.0

–2.0

–3.0
–3.0 –2.0 –1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0

dy
(A) = 2x + y
dx
dy
(B) = 2x − y
dx
dy
(C) = x2 + y
dx
dy
(D) = x2 − y
dx

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15. A curve is defined by the parametric equations x = t 4 – t 2 + 1 and y = t 3. Which of the following is the equation of the line
tangent to the graph at (13, 8) ?

(A) 7x – 3y = –17
(B) 3x – 7y = 17
(C) 7x – 3y = 17
(D) 3x – 7y = –17

16. The graph of the function f is shown below.

5
4
3
2
1

0 1 2 3 4 5
–1

4x
If g ( x ) = ∫ f (t ) dt , what is g9(1) ?
5

(A) 0
(B) 3
(C) 20
(D) 27

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10 20 40
17. The sum of the infinite geometric series 5 + + + +... is
π π2 π3

5π
(A)
π −2
5
(B)
π −2
5π
(C)
π +2

5
(D)
π +2

4
18. The average value of on the interval [0, 1] is
1+ x2
(A) π
(B) 2π
(C) 4π
(D) 16π

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19. The function f is given by f(x) = 9x4 – 8x3 – 96x2 + 10. On which of the following intervals is f increasing?

(A) (−∞, − 2 )

(B) (0, 2)

 8
(C) 2, 
 3
8 
(D)  , ∞
 3 

( x −1)
k

20. What are all values of x for which converges?

k= 0 k (4 k )
(A) –3 < x < 5
(B) –3 ≤ x ≤ 5
(C) –3 ≤ x < 5
(D) The series diverges.

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21. Find the area between the polar curves r = cosθ and r = 2cosθ from θ = 0 to θ = π.

π
(A)
4
π
(B)
2

(C) 3π
4
3π
(D)
2

4 dx
22. Evaluate ∫ ( x − 3)
3
2
.

(A) –1
(B) 0
(C) ln 4
(D) Divergent

23. A car is accelerating at 20 meters per second squared from an initial velocity of 10 meters per second squared. How far does
the car travel in the first six seconds?

(A) 120 meters

(B) 130 meters
(C) 420 meters
(D) 780 meters

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1
24. The value of c that satisfies the Mean Value Theorem for Derivatives on the interval [3, 4] for the function f ( x ) = x + is
x
(A) - 12
(B) –1
(C) 1
(D) 12

x3 x 4 xn
25. For x > 0, the power series x + x 2 + + + ... + + ... converges to which of the following?
2! 3! (n −1)!

(A) xex

ex
(B)
x
2
(C) ex

(D) The series does not converge.

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26. If f ( x ) = x 2 ln x , for what value of x is the tangent line horizontal?

1
(A) -
2
1
-
(B) e 2

(C) 1

1
(D) e2

d2y
27. Given x3 + 2xy = y3 + x + 9, find at (2, 1).
dx 2
(A) –1,054
(B) –13
(C) 13
(D) 1,054

4 2 2
28. If ∫ f ( x )dx = 20 and ∫ f ( x )dx = 11, then ∫ f ( x )dx =
0 4 0

(A) –31
(B) –9
(C) 9
(D) 31

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ln (4 + h ) − ln 4
29. Evaluate lim .
h→0 h

(A) 0
1
(B)
4
(C) 4

(D) The limit does not exist.

∞ dx
30. Evaluate ∫1 3
x5
.

3
(A) -
2
(B) 0

(C) 1
3
(D)
2

END OF PART A, 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.

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 Section I

CALCULUS BC

SECTION I, Part B

Time—45 Minutes

Number of questions—15

A GRAPHING CALCULATOR IS REQUIRED FOR SOME QUESTIONS ON THIS PART OF THE EXAMINATION

Directions: Solve each of the following problems, using the available space for scratchwork. After examining the form of the
choices, decide which is the best of the choices given and fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. No credit will be given
for anything written in the test book. Do not spend too much time on any one problem.

In this test:

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.

31. Approximate the area under y = sin x from x = 0 to x = 2, using n = 4 right endpoint rectangles.
(A) 0.044
(B) 1.614
(C) 2.318
(D) 4.636

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32. The radius of a circle is increasing at 1.5 centimeters per second. How fast is the area increasing when r = 4 centimeters?
(A) 7.069
(B) 25.133
(C) 37.699
(D) 75.398

33. For which of the following values of x is the slope of the tangent line to y1 = 2sin x equal to the slope of the tangent line to y2 =
tan x on the interval [0, 2π] ?
(A) 0
(B) 0.654
(C) 1.047
(D) There is no value of x.

34. Using the Taylor series about x = 0 for ex, approximate e0.2 to three decimal places.
(A) 1.221
(B) 1.249
(C) 1.250
(D) 7.389

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ln x
35. What is the maximum value of y = on the interval [1, 5] ?
x
(A) 0
(B) 0.322
(C) 0.368
(D) 2.718

d 6x
36. If f ( x ) =
dx ∫4
sin t dt , find f(0.1).

(A) 0.099
(B) 0.565
(C) 3.388
(D) 6.600

ò sin
3
37. Evaluate x cos2 x dx .

cos3 x cos5 x
(A) − +C
3 5
cos3 x cos5 x
(B) − + +C
3 5
sin 3 x sin 5 x
(C) − + +C
3 5
sin 3 x sin 5 x
(D) − +C
3 5

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38. What is the average value of y = cos 2x on the interval [1, 5] ?

(A) –1.453
(B) –0.182
(C) 0.182
(D) 1.453

2
39. Let R be the region between y = e− x and the x-axis from x = –1 to x = 1. Find the volume of the solid that results when R is
revolved about the x-axis.
(A) 1.196
(B) 3.758
(C) 7.516
(D) 14.124

òe
2x
40. Evaluate cos 2 x dx .

(A) e2 x sin 2 x − e2 x cos 2 x + C

(B) e2 x sin 2 x + e2 x cos 2 x + C

1 2x 1
(C) e sin 2 x − e2 x cos 2 x + C
4 4
1 2x 1
(D) e sin 2 x + e2 x cos 2 x + C
4 4

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x − sin x
41. Evaluate lim .
x →0 e x −1
(A) 0
(B) 1
1
(C)
e
(D) The limit does not exist.

2
42. The equation of the line normal to the graph of y = 6 x at x = 1 is

1
(A) y−6 = ( x −1)
12 ln 6
1
(B) y−6 = − ( x −1)
12 ln 6
(C) y − 6 = 12 ln 6 ( x −1)

(D) y − 6 = −12 ln 6 ( x −1)

43. What is the length of the curve y = e−4 x from x = –1 to x = 1 ?

(A) 1.056
(B) 1.111
(C) 4.505
(D) 55.174

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dx
44. Evaluate ∫ 36 − x 2
.

(A) sin−1 6x + C
x
(B) sin−1 + C
6
1
(C) 36 − x 2 + C
2x
1
(D) − 36 − x 2 + C
2x

∫x
3
45. Evaluate x 2 −1 dx .
3 5

(x 2
−1)2
+
(x 2
−1)2
+C
(A)
3 5

x 4  2 2 3
(B)  ( x −1)2  + C
4  3 

 1 − 
1
(C) 3 x 2 − ( x 2 −1) 2  + C
 2 
3
x4 2 2
(D) + ( x −1)2 + C
4 3

STOP
END OF PART B, SECTION I
IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON PART B ONLY.
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 Section II

SECTION II
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

You may wish to look over the problems before starting to work on them, since it is not expected that everyone will be able to
complete all parts of all problems. All problems are given equal weight, but the parts of a particular problem are not necessarily
given equal weight.

A GRAPHING CALCULATOR IS REQUIRED FOR SOME PROBLEMS OR PARTS OF PROBLEMS ON

THIS SECTION OF THE EXAMINATION.

• You should write all work for each part of each problem in the space provided for that part in the booklet.
Be sure to write clearly and legibly. If you make an error, you may save time by crossing it out rather than
trying to erase it. Erased or crossed-out work will not be graded.
• Show all your work. You will be graded on the correctness and completeness of your methods as well as
your answers. Correct answers without supporting work may not receive credit.
• Justifications require that you give mathematical (noncalculator) reasons and that you clearly identify func-
tions, graphs, tables, or other objects you use.
• You are permitted to use your calculator to solve an equation, find the derivative of a function at a point,
or calculate the value of a definite integral. However, you must clearly indicate the setup of your problem,
namely the equation, function, or integral you are using. If you use other built-in features or programs, you
must show the mathematical steps necessary to produce your results.
• Your work must be expressed in standard mathematical notation rather than calculator syntax. For example,
5
x 2 dx may not be written as fnInt (X2, X, 1, 5).
1

• Unless otherwise specified, answers (numeric or algebraic) need not be simplified. If your answer is given as
a decimal approximation, it should be correct to three places after the decimal point.
• 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.

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 Section II

SECTION II, PART A

Time—30 minutes
Number of problems—2

A graphing calculator is required for some problems or parts of problems.

During the timed portion for Part A, you may work only on the problems in Part A.

On Part A, you are permitted to use your calculator to solve an equation, find the derivative of a function at a point, or calculate
the value of a definite integral. However, you must clearly indicate the setup of your problem, namely the equation, function,
or integral you are using. If you use other built-in features or programs, you must show the mathematical steps necessary to
produce your results.

−t 2
1. Grain is being loaded into a silo at the rate of G (t ) = 400e 4 3
ftcubic
/hr feet per hour, where t is the number of hours that it is

being loaded, 0 ≤ t ≤ 8. At time t = 0, there is 100 cubic feet of grain in the silo. Grain is also being removed through the base

of the silo at the following rates, where R(t) is the amount of grain being removed in cubic feet per hour, 0 ≤ t ≤ 8:

t 0 2 5 7 8
R(t) 60 90 110 120 125

(a) Estimate the total amount of grain removed from the silo at t = 8 hrs, using a left-hand Riemann sum and 4 subintervals.

(b) Estimate the amount of grain in the silo at the end of 8 hours, using your answer from part (a).

(c) Estimate R9(5), showing your work. Indicate the units of measure.

2. Consider the function given by f ( x ) = x 2 e−4 x .

(a) Find lim f ( x ) .

x →∞

(b) Find the maximum value of f on the interval [0, ∞]. Justify your answer.

∞
(c) Evaluate ∫ f ( x ) dx , or show that the integral diverges.
0

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 Section II

SECTION II, PART B

Time—1 hour
Number of problems—4

No calculator is allowed for these problems.

During the timed portion for Part B, you may continue to work on the problems in Part A without the use of any calculator.

3. Let R be the region in the first quadrant bounded from above by g(x) = 19 – x2 and from below by f(x) = x2 + 1.

20

18

16

14

12

10

0
–0.5 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
–2

(a) Find the area of R.

(b) A solid is formed by revolving R around the x-axis. Find the volume of the solid.

(c) A solid has its base as the region R, whose cross-sections perpendicular to the x-axis are squares. Find the volume of the
solid.

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4. A particle begins on the y-axis at the point (0, 4) at time t = 0, and travels along a straight line. For 0 ≤ t ≤ 20, the particle’s
velocity, in feet per second, can be modeled by the piecewise-linear function in the graph below.

16

12
(2, 8) (4, 8) (14, 8) (20, 8)
8

4 (0, 4)

–4 –2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
–4

–8
(8, –8) (10, –8)

(a) At what times in the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 20 does the particle change direction? Explain your answer.

(b) Find the total displacement of the particle in the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 20.

(c) (i) Write an expression for the particle’s velocity, v(t), in the time interval 10 < t < 14.

(ii) Write an expression for the particle’s acceleration, a(t), in the time interval 10 < t < 14.

(d) Write an expression for the particle’s position, s(t), in the time interval 10 < t < 14.

5. Consider the curve y2 – 3xy = –2.

(a) Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point (1, 1).

(b) Find all x-coordinates where the slope of the tangent line to the curve is undefined.

d2y
(c) Evaluate at the point (1, 1).
dx 2

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∞
x2n 1 x2 x4
6. The function f has derivatives of all orders and the MacLaurin series for f is ∑ (−1) = − + − ....
n

n= 0 2n + 2 2 4 6

(a) Using the Ratio Test, determine the interval of convergence for the MacLaurin series for f.

1
(b) The MacLaurin series for f evaluated at x = is an alternating series whose terms decrease in absolute value to 0. The
2
1 43
approximation for f   using the first three nonzero terms of this series is . Show that this approximation differs from
2 96
 1 
 1
f   by less than .
 2  1,000

(c) Write the first three nonzero terms and the general term of the MacLaurin series for f 9(x).

STOP

END OF EXAM

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