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CALCULUS AB
SECTION I, Part A
Time—1 hour
Number of questions—30

NO CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED FOR 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 fill in the corresponding circle on the answer
sheet. No credit will be given for anything written in this exam booklet. 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 function notation f − 1 or with the
prefix “arc” (e.g., sin−1 x = arcsin x ).

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1. If f is the function given by f (x) = + 5x − 1, then f ¢(2) =
x
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 11

∫ 6e
3x
2. dx =

(A) 2e3x + C

(B) 6e3x + C

(C) 18e3x + C

6e3x+ 1
(D) +C
3x + 1

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3. The graph of y = f (x) is shown above. What is lim f (x) ?

x→1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) The limit does not exist.

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4. If f ¢(x) = 3x 2 + 2x and f (2) = 3, then f (1) =

(A) −10 (B) −7 (C) 10 (D) 13

5. During an evacuation drill, people leave a building at a rate of R(t ) people per minute, where t is the number of
minutes since the start of the drill. Selected values of R(t ) are shown in the table above. Using a right Riemann
sum with three subintervals and data from the table, what is the approximation of the number of people who
leave the building during the first 15 minutes of the evacuation drill?

(A) 230 (B) 1150 (C) 1375 (D) 2075

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6. If y = x 2 e x − 1 , then
dy
dx
=

(A) 2xe x

(B) 2xe x − 2x

(C) x 2e x + 2xe x − 2x

(D) x 2e x + 2xe x − x 2 − 2x

7. A particle moves along the x-axis so that at any time t, t ≥ 0, its acceleration is a(t ) = −4 sin(2t ). If the
velocity of the particle at t = 0 is v(0) = 7 and its position at t = 0 is x(0) = 0, then its position at time t
is x(t ) =

(A) sin(2t ) + 5t
(B) sin(2t ) + 7t
(C) sin(2t ) + 9t
(D) 16 sin(2t ) + 7t

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8. The graph of f ≤ , the second derivative of the function f, is shown above. Which of the following could be the
graph of f ?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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ln(x + h) − ln (x)
9. When x = 2e, lim is
h→0 h
1
(A) (B) 1 (C) ln (2e) (D) nonexistent
2e

dy 4 3 d 3y
10. If = x − 2x + 3x − 1, then 3 evaluated at x = 2 is
dx dx
(A) 11 (B) 24 (C) 26 (D) 125

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⎧ 2
⎪⎪⎪ x for x < 0
f (x) = ⎨−1 for x = 0
⎪⎪
⎩⎪ x for x > 0

1
11. Let f be the function defined above. What is ∫−1 f (x) dx ?
5 2 1
(A) (B) (C) − (D) nonexistent
6 3 6

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dy
12. Given that 3x − tan y = 4, what is in terms of y ?
dx
dy
(A) = 3 sin2 y
dx
dy
(B) = 3 cos2 y
dx
dy
(C) = 3 cos ycot y
dx
dy 3
(D) =
dx 1 + 9y 2

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13. For time t ≥ 1, the position of a particle moving along the x-axis is given by p(t ) = t − 2. At what time t in
the interval 1 £ t £ 16 is the instantaneous velocity of the particle equal to the average velocity of the particle
over the interval 1 £ t £ 16 ?

121 25
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D) 25
25 4

( ( )), what is dydx when x = 3 ?

14. If f is a differentiable function and y = sin f x 2

(A) cos ( f ¢(9))

(B) 6 cos ( f (9))
(C) f ¢(9) cos ( f (9))
(D) 6f ¢(9) cos ( f (9))

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15. The graph of g¢ , the first derivative of the function g, consists of a semicircle of radius 2 and two line segments,
as shown in the figure above. If g(0) = 1, what is g(3) ?

(A) p + 1 (B) p + 2 (C) 2p + 1 (D) 2p + 2

16. Let f be the function given by f (x) = x 3 − 6x 2 − 15 x. What is the maximum value of f on the interval [0, 6] ?

(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8

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17. ⎮ 2
dx =
x + 4x + 5

(A) arctan (x + 2) + C
(B) arcsin (x + 2) + C

(C) ln x 2 + 4x + 5 + C

1
(D) +C
1 3
x + 2x 2 + 5x
3

18. Let f be the function defined by f (x) = 3 x . What is the approximation for f (10) found by using the line
tangent to the graph of f at the point (8, 2) ?

11 25 13 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 12 6 3

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4x 2
19. lim is
x→0 e4x − 4x − 1
1
(A) 0 (B) (C) 8 (D) nonexistent
2

20. Let g be a twice-differentiable, increasing function of t. If g(0) = 20 and g(10) = 220 , which of the following
must be true on the interval 0 < t < 10 ?

(A) g ¢(t ) = 0 for some t in the interval.

(B) g ¢(t ) = 20 for some t in the interval.
(C) g ≤(t ) = 0 for some t in the interval.
(D) g ≤(t ) > 0 for all t in the interval.

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x3
∫e ln (t + 1) dt =
d 2
21.
dx

(
(A) ln x 6 + 1 )
( )
(B) 3 x 2 ln x 2 + 1

(C) 3 x 2 ln (x 6 + 1)

(D) ln (x 6 + 1) − ln (e 2 + 1)

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22. Shown above is a slope field for which of the following differential equations?

dy x
(A) =
dx y
dy x
(B) =−
dx y
dy
(C) = xy
dx
dy
(D) = −xy
dx

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23. Using the substitution u = x + 1, ⎮ dx is equivalent to
x+1

∫ (u )
⌠ 1 −1 / 2
(A) ⎮ du (B) ∫u du (C) 1/2
− u− 1 / 2 du (D) (u − 1) ∫ u− 1 / 2 du
u+1

2x 2 + 14x − 16
24. Let f be the function given by f (x) = . For what values of x does f have a removable
x 2 − 9x + 8
discontinuity?

(A) 1 only (B) 8 only (C) −8 and 1 (D) 1 and 8

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25. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation y ≤ − 4y = 0 ?

(A) y = e 2x (B) y = 2e x (C) y = sin (2x) (D) y = cos (2 x)

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26. The table above gives values of the continuous function f at selected values of x. If f has exactly two critical
points on the open interval (10, 14), which of the following must be true?

(A) f (x) > 0 for all x in the open interval (10, 14).
(B) f ¢(x) exists for all x in the open interval (10, 14).
(C) f ¢(x) < 0 for all x in the open interval (10, 11).
(D) f ¢(12) π 0

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27. The positive variables p and c change with respect to time t. The relationship between p and c is given by the
dp dc
equation p 2 = (20 − c)3. At the instant when = 41 and c = 15 , what is the value of ?
dt dt
82 2 5 3 5 82 5
(A) − (B) − (C) − (D) −
75 3 2 15

3 + 2x
28. lim is
x→−∞ 4 − 5x
2 3
(A) − (B) 0 (C) (D) nonexistent
5 4

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29. The graphs of the function g and the line y = x are shown in the figure above. The graphs intersect at the points
(0, 0), (1, 1), and (2, 2). Which of the following expressions give the area enclosed by the graphs?
2
I. ∫0 (x − g(x)) dx
2
II. ∫0 x − g(x) dx

1 2
III. ∫0 ( g(x) − x) dx + ∫1 (x − g(x)) dx
(A) II only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only

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dy
30. A student attempts to solve the differential equation = xy 3 with the initial condition that y = 2 when x = 0.
dx
The steps of the student’s solution are shown below. In which of the following steps does an error first appear?

⌠ 1
Step 1: ⎮ 3 dy =
y ∫ x dx
x2
Step 2: ln y 3 = +C
2
2
Step 3: y 3 = Ke x /2
2
Step 4: y 3 = 4e x /2
3 2
Step 5: y = 4e x /2

(A) Step 1 (B) Step 2 (C) Step 3 (D) Step 4

END OF PART A
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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CALCULUS AB
SECTION I, Part B
Time—45 minutes
Number of questions—15

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 fill in the corresponding circle on the answer
sheet. No credit will be given for anything written in this exam booklet. Do not spend too much time on any one
problem.

BE SURE YOU ARE USING PAGE 3 OF THE ANSWER SHEET TO RECORD YOUR ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS NUMBERED 76–90.

YOU MAY NOT RETURN TO PAGE 2 OF THE ANSWER SHEET.

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 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.

(3) The inverse of a trigonometric function f may be indicated using the inverse function notation f − 1 or with the
prefix “arc” (e.g., sin− 1 x = arcsin x ).

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76. The graph of f ¢ , the derivative of the function f, is shown above for −3 £ x £ 3. On what intervals is f
increasing?

(A) [− 3, −1] only (B) [−1, 3] (C) [−2, 0] and [2, 3] (D) [− 3, −1] and [1, 3]

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77. The rate at which water leaks from a tank, in gallons per hour, is modeled by R, a differentiable function of the
number of hours after the leak is discovered. Which of the following is the best interpretation of R¢(3) ?

(A) The amount of water, in gallons, that has leaked out of the tank during the first three hours after the leak is
discovered
(B) The amount of change, in gallons per hour, in the rate at which water is leaking during the three hours after
the leak is discovered
(C) The rate at which water leaks from the tank, in gallons per hour, three hours after the leak is discovered
(D) The rate of change of the rate at which water leaks from the tank, in gallons per hour per hour, three hours
after the leak is discovered

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78. A particle moves along the x-axis. The velocity of the particle at time t is given by v(t ) = 3 . If the
t +1
position of the particle is x = 1 when t = 2, what is the position of the particle when t = 4 ?

(A) 0.617 (B) 0.647 (C) 1.353 (D) 5.713

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79. The graph of the function f is shown above. Of the following intervals, on which is f continuous but not
differentiable?

(A) (0, 1) (B) (1, 2) (C) (2, 3) (D) (3, 4)

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80. The first derivative of the function f is defined by f ¢(x) = x 2 + 1 sin(3 x − 1) for − 1.5 < x < 1.5. On which
of the following intervals is the graph of f concave up?

(A) (−1.5, −1.341) and (−0.240, 0.964)

(B) (−1.341, −0.240) and (0.964, 1.5)
(C) (−0.714, 0.333) and (1.381, 1.5)
(D) (−1.5, −0.714) and (0.333, 1.381)

⎛ pt 3 ⎞
81. During a rainfall, the depth of water in a rain gauge increases at a rate modeled by R(t ) = 0.5 + t cos ⎜⎜⎜ ⎟⎟,
⎟
⎜⎝ 80 ⎟⎠⎟
where t is the time in hours since the start of the rainfall and R(t ) is measured in centimeters per hour. How

much did the depth of water in the rain gauge increase from t = 0 to t = 3 hours?

(A) 1.233 cm (B) 1.466 cm (C) 1.966 cm (D) 5.401 cm

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82. Let f be a function such that f (1) = − 2 and f (5) = 7. Which of the following conditions ensures that
f (c) = 0 for some value c in the open interval (1, 5) ?

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(A) ∫1 f (x) dx exists.
(B) f is increasing on the closed interval [1, 5].
(C) f is continuous on the closed interval [1, 5].
(D) f is defined for all values of x in the closed interval [1, 5].

83. The acceleration of a particle moving along the x-axis is given by a(t ) = (t − 8)sin t for 0 £ t £ 8 . At what
value of t is the particle’s velocity decreasing most rapidly?

(A) 0 (B) 1.420 (C) 3.142 (D) 4.439

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84. If the average value of the function f over the closed interval [2, 4] is 3 and if f (x) ≥ 0 for all x in [2, 4], what
is the area of the region enclosed by the graph of y = f (x), the lines x = 2 and x = 4, and the x-axis?

3
(A) 12 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D)
2

85. The function f is continuous and increasing for x > −1. The table above gives values of f at selected values
of x. Of the following, which is the best approximation for lim e− 2f (x) ?
x→0
(A) −2
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) The limit does not exist.

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86. Let R be the region in the first quadrant bounded by the graphs of y = 4 cos ( px4 ) and y = (x − 2) , as shown
2

in the figure above. The region R is the base of a solid. For the solid, each cross section perpendicular to the
x-axis is an isosceles right triangle with a leg in region R. What is the volume of the solid?

(A) 1.775 (B) 3.549 (C) 4.800 (D) 5.575

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87. Let f and g be continuous functions. If ∫2 f (x) dx = 5 and ∫6 g(x) dx = 7, then ∫2 (3f (x) + g(x)) dx =
(A) −6 (B) 8 (C) 22 (D) 36

88. Let f be a twice-differentiable function such that f ≤(x) < 0 for all x. The graph of y = S(x) is the secant line
passing through the points (3, f (3)) and (5, f (5)). The graph of y = T (x) is the line tangent to the graph of f at
x = 4. Which of the following is true?

(A) f (4.2) < S(4.2) < T(4.2)

(B) f (4.2) < T(4.2) < S(4.2)
(C) S(4.2) < f (4.2) < T(4.2)
(D) T(4.2) < f (4.2) < S(4.2)

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89. The number of insects in a certain population at time t days is modeled by the function P with first derivative
P ¢(t ) = 0.3t 2 + 12 t + 210. At time t = 0, the number of insects in the population is 40. Which of the following
statements are true?
I. At time t = 10, the number of insects in the population is 2840.
II. At time t = 10, the number of insects in the population is increasing at a rate of 360 insects per day.
III. At time t = 10, the rate of change of the number of insects in the population is increasing at a rate of
18 insects per day per day.

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

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90. Selected values of the increasing function h and its derivative h¢ are shown in the table above. If g is a
differentiable function such that h( g(x)) = x for all x, what is the value of g ¢(7) ?

1 1 1 7
(A) − (B) (C) (D)
10 10 5 5

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