2003 AB Calculus Test Section 1

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1. If , then
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

(E)

2.

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

(D)

3. For , the horizontal line is an asymptote for the graph of the function Which of the
following statements must be true?
(A)
(B) for all
(C) is undefined
(D)
(E)

is a horizontal asymptote for over ; by the definition of a horizontal asymptote

. (E)

4. If then
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

(D)

5.

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

(D)

6.

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

Or, consider the end behavior of the graph of on the right. (C)
7. The graph of , the derivative of the function , is shown above. Which of the following statements
is true about ?
(A) is decreasing for
(B) is increasing for
(C) is increasing for
(D) has a local minimum at
(E) is not differentiable at and

It cannot be (A) since for , increases

It cannot be (C) since for , decreases
It cannot be (D) since changes from positive to negative then there is a maximum at x = 0.
It cannot be (E) since and exist.
Since the graph of , the derivative of is positive over , is increasing over that interval.
(B)

8.

(A) (B) (C)

(D) (E)

(B)

9. If , then is
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) nonexistent

(A)

10. The function f has the property that and are negative for all real values x. Which
of the following could be the graph of f ?

The only graph that is negative ( is negative), decreasing ( is negative), and concave down (
is negative) over the entire interval is (B.)
11. Using the substitution is equivalent to

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

(C)

12. The rate of change of the volume, , of water in a tank with respect to time, , is directly
proportional to the square root of the volume. Which of the following is a differential equation that
describes this relationship?
(A) (B) (C)

(D) (E)

The rate of change of the volume is defined by . “Directly proportional to the square root of the
volume” indicates the relationship , where is an arbitrary constant. (E)

13. The graph of a function is shown above. At which value of is continuous, but not
differentiable?
(A) a (B) b (C) c (D) d (E) e

At point a, , but the curve is not locally linear at x = a, so it is continuous but not
differentiable. (A)

14. If , then
(A) (B) (C)
(D) (E)
 (E)

15. Let f be the function with derivative given by . On which of the following intervals is f
decreasing?
(A) only (B) (C) only (D) (E)

f (x) decreases where In addition to , we must consider x=0 as a critical point

as well. for x < 0 and , for (D).

16. If the line tangent to the graph of the function f at the point (1, 7) passes through the point (-2, -2),
then is
(A) -5 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 7 (E) undefined

Slope of line = . Therefore (C)

17. Let f be the function given by . The graph of f is concave down when
(A) x < -2 (B) x > -2 (C) x < -1 (D) x > -1 (E) x < 0

Never 0 x=-2

(A)

x -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
2 3 0 -3 -2 -1 0 3 2
18. The derivative of a function g is continuous and has exactly two zeros. Selected values of are
given in the table above. If the domain of g is the set of all real numbers, then g is decreasing on which
of the following intervals?
(A) only (B) only (C)
(D) only (E) or
g is decreasing when . (A)

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

(D)

20. Let f be the function given above. Which of the following statements are true about f ?
I.
II. f is continuous at x = 3.
III. f is differentiable at x = 3.
(A) None (B) I only (C) II only (D) I and II only (E) I, II, and III

I and II are true

from the left is 1 and from the right is 4. III is not true. (D)

21. The second derivative of the function f is given by . The graph of is shown
above. For what values of x does the graph of f have a point of inflection?
(A) 0 and a only (B) 0 and m only (C) b and j only
(D) 0, a, and b (E) b, j, and k
At changes from positive to negative.
At changes from negative to positive.
At there is no change in concavity.
(A)

22. The graph of , the derivative of f, is the line shown in the figure above. If , then f(1) =
(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 8 (E) 11

(D)

23.
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

By the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and the chain rule (E)

24. Let be the function defined by . Which of the following is an equation of the line
tangent to the graph of f at the point where x = -1?
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
 (C)

25. A particle moves along the x-axis so that at time its position is given by
. At what time t is the particle at rest?
(A) t = 1 only (B) t = 3 only (C) only

(D) t = 3 and (E) t = 3 and t = 4

(E)

26. What is the slope of the line tangent to the curve at the point (3, 2)?
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

(B)

27. Let f be the function defined by . If and g(2) = 1, what is the value of
?
(A) (B) (C) (D) 4 (E) 13

To get the inverse function, swap the x’s and y’s.

 (B)

28. Let g be a twice-differentiable function with and for all real numbers x, such that
g(4) = 12 and g(5) = 18. Of the following, which is a possible value for g(6)?
(A) 15 (B) 18 (C) 21 (D) 24 (E) 27

g is increasing and concave up. The increase from x = 5 to x = 6 is 6. The increase from x = 5 to x = 6
must be > 6. (E)

2003 AP Calculus AB Exam Section 2

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76. A particle moves along the -axis so that at any time , its velocity is given by
. What is the acceleration of the particle at time ?
(A) -2.016 (B) -0.677 (C) 1.633 (D) 1.814 (E) 2.978

(C)
 77. The regions A, B, and C in the figure above are bounded by the graph of the function and the
-axis. If the area of each region is 2, what is the value of ?
(A) -2 (B) -1 (C) 4 (D) 7 (E) 12

(C)

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
meters?

(A) 0.04 m /sec (B) 0.4 m /sec (C) 4 m /sec

(D) 20 m /sec (E) 100 m /sec

Find: when C =

(C)

79. For which of the following does exist?

(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only (E) I and III only

Since a limit exists only when and exist and are equal, exists only for graphs I and
II. The value of f(4) has nothing to do with this problem. (D)

80. The function is continuous for and differentiable for -2 < < 1. If
and , which of the following statements could be false?

(A) There exists c, where -2 < c < 1, such that .

(B) There exists c, where -2 < c < 1, such that .
(C) There exists c, where -2 < c < 1, such that .
 (D) There exists c, where -2 < c < 1, such that .
(E) There exists c, where -2 c 1, such that for all x on the closed interval
.

A and C must be true because of the Intermediate Value Theorem. D must be true by the Mean Value
Theorem. E must be true by the Extreme Value Theorem. B is not necessarily true because there might
not be a critical point on the interval .
(B)

81. Let be the function with derivative given by . How many relative extrema
does have on the interval ?

(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) Five

Over the range [2, 4], crosses the -axis 4 times. (D)

82. The rate of change of the altitude of a hot-air balloon is given by for .
Which of the following expressions gives the change in altitude of the balloon during the time
the altitude is decreasing?

(A) (B) (C)

(D) (E)

is negative over the interval [1.572, 3.514]. The change in altitude is given by r(t), so the expression
represents the total change in altitude of the balloon during the time the altitude is
decreasing (A).

83. The velocity, in ft/sec, of a particle moving along the x-axis is given by the function .
What is the average velocity of the particle from time to time ?

(A) 20.086 ft/sec (B) 26.447 ft/sec (C) 32.809 ft/sec

(D) 40.671 ft/sec (E) 79.342 ft/sec

Average Velocity
 (A)

84. A pizza, heated to a temperature of 350 degrees Fahrenheit (°F), is taken out of an oven and
placed in a 75°F room at time minutes. The temperature of the pizza is changing at a rate of
degrees Fahrenheit per minute. To the nearest degree, what is the temperature of the
pizza at time t = 5 minutes?
(A) 112°F (B) 119°F (C) 147°F (D) 238°F (E) 335°F

Pizza Temperature at time t = 5: T=

(A)

85. If a trapezoidal sum overapproximates , and a right Riemann sum underapproximates

, which of the following could be the graph of ?
 If a trapezoidal sum overapproximates the area of the function, the function must be concave
down. If the right Reimann sums underapproximate the area the function must be decreasing. (A).

86. The base of a solid is the region in the fist quadrant bounded by the y-axis, the graph of
, the horizontal line , and the vertical line . For this solid, each cross section
perpendicular to the x-axis is a square. What is the volume of the solid?
(A) 2.561 (B) 6.612 (C) 8.046 (D) 8.755 (E) 20.773

Area of a square = base2

Volume of slice = (3 - tan -1 x)(thickness)

= 6.612
(B)

87. The function f has first derivative given by . What is the x-coordinate of the
inflection point of the graph of f ?

(A) 1.008 (B) 0.473 (C) 0 (D) -0.278 (E) The graph of f has no inflection point.

Or find the zero for with

graphing calc.
(B)
 88. On the closed interval [2, 4], which of the following could be the graph of a function f with the
property that ?

The equation above is the average value of f(x), so by its definition, the average value of x from 2 to 4
must be 1. must = 2. The only graph with area under the curve equal to 2 is (C).

89. Let f be a differentiable function with f (2) = 3 and , and let g be the function defined
by . Which of the following is an equation of the line tangent to the graph of g at the
point where x = 2?
(A) (B) (C)
(D) (E)

Point (2,6)

Slope = -7
 (D)

90. For all x in the closed interval [2, 5], the function f has a positive first derivative and a negative
second derivative. Which of the following could be a table of values for f ?

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

2 16
3 13
4 10
5 7

Since the first derivative is positive, f must be increasing and the answer must be A or B. If the second
derivative is negative, the first derivative is decreasing, meaning that the distance between the y values
is decreasing. The answer is (B).

91. A particle moves along the x-axis so that at any time t > 0, its acceleration is given by
. If the velocity of the particle is 2 at time t = 1, then the velocity of the particle at
time t = 2 is
(A) 0.462 (B) 1.609 (C) 2.555 (D) 2.886 (E) 3.346

(E)

92. Let g be the function given by for . On which of the following

intervals is g decreasing?
(A) (B) (C)
(D) (E)

=
is negative for . (D)