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AP Calculus AB

Chapter 2 Practice Problems

Find the derivative. Write your answers with positive exponents.


2x 3 3 π
1. g ( x) = − 2−
3 4x 2

2. f ( x ) = 5 + csc ( 4x )

3. y = x 2 cos ( x )

() ( )
4
4. f x = 1+5x

⎛ x⎞
5. f ( x ) = tan ⎜ ⎟
⎝ 3⎠

d2 y 1
6. Find 2
given y = .
! dx 4x 2
7. Find the instantaneous rate of change of the function at the point where x = −2 .
y = x 4 −12

8. Find the x -values at which the slope of the tangent line is 2.

()
f x =
1
1− 2x

9. Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function at the point where x = 1 .
9x +1
()
f x =
5x − 3

10. Determine the x -value(s) at which the graph of the function has a horizontal tangent line.
1
y = x 3 − x 2 − 3x − 1
3
Use the given table and graph to find the following.

() () ( )
11. Let h x = f x + g 3x . Find h' 1 () !x !0 !1 !2 !3 !4

!
()
g x !0
1
!4
1
!2 −3 2

!
()
g' x !5 !−6 !3 !2 − 13

() ()
12. Let m x = x 3 ⋅ g x . Find m' 2 . ()

() ( ( ))
13. Let w x = g f x . Find w' 3 . ()

4x
()
14. Let q x =
g ( x)
. Find q' ( 3).

() ( ) ()
15. Let T x = x 2 + f x 2 . Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of T x at the point where
x = 2.
()
16. Find the values of !a and !b so that f x is differentiable everywhere.
!
⎧ax 2 + b, x < 2
()
f x =⎨
⎩⎪2x + 3, x ≥ 2

dy
17. Given xy + 4 y = 8 , find .
!dx

d2 y
18. Given x 3 − 3 y 2 = 9 , find 2
. Simplify your answer.
! dx
19. A balloon is being blown up at a rate of 4 cubic inches per second. At what rate is the radius changing
when the radius is 6 inches? Include units with your answer.
4 3
Volume of a Sphere: V = πr
! 3

20. The base of a rectangle is increasing at a rate of 3 inches per second and its height is increasing at a rate
of 2 inches per second. When the base is 10 inches and the area is 80 square inches, how fast is the
area of the rectangle increasing? Include units with your answer.
21. A 25 ft ladder is sliding down a wall so that the base is moving along the ground at 3 ft/hour. When the
ladder is 15 feet high (on the wall), how fast is the top of the ladder moving along the wall? Include
units with your answer.

22. The height of a conical tank, vertex down, is 10 cm and the diameter of the opening is 10 cm. Water in
the tank is evaporating so that its depth h is changing at a constant rate of −0.3 cm/hour. Find the rate
of change of the volume of the water in the tank, with respect to time, when h = 5 cm. Include units
1
with your answer. Volume of a Cone: V = π r 2 h
3

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