23. Which of the following gives the area of the region enclosed by the loop of the graph of the polar curve $r = 4 \cos ( 3 \theta )$ shown in the figure above?
(A) $16 \int _ { - \frac { \pi } { 3 } } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 3 } } \cos ( 3 \theta ) d \theta$
(B) $8 \int _ { - \frac { \pi } { 6 } } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 6 } } \cos ( 3 \theta ) d \theta$
(C) $8 \int _ { - \frac { \pi } { 3 } } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 3 } } \cos ^ { 2 } ( 3 \theta ) d \theta$
(D) $16 \int _ { - \frac { \pi } { 6 } } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 6 } } \cos ^ { 2 } ( 3 \theta ) d \theta$
(E) $\quad 8 \int _ { - \frac { \pi } { 6 } } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 6 } } \cos ^ { 2 } ( 3 \theta ) d \theta$
1988 AP Calculus BC: Section I
- If $c$ is the number that satisfies the conclusion of the Mean Value Theorem for $f ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - 2 x ^ { 2 }$ on the interval $0 \leq x \leq 2$, then $c =$
(A) 0
(B) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
(C) 1
(D) $\frac { 4 } { 3 }$
(E) 2 - The base of a solid is the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the parabola $y = 4 x ^ { 2 }$, the line $x = 1$, and the $x$-axis. Each plane section of the solid perpendicular to the $x$-axis is a square. The volume of the solid is
(A) $\frac { 4 \pi } { 3 }$
(B) $\frac { 16 \pi } { 5 }$
(C) $\frac { 4 } { 3 }$
(D) $\frac { 16 } { 5 }$
(E) $\frac { 64 } { 5 }$ - If $f$ is a function such that $f ^ { \prime } ( x )$ exists for all $x$ and $f ( x ) > 0$ for all $x$, which of the following is NOT necessarily true?
(A) $\quad \int _ { - 1 } ^ { 1 } f ( x ) d x > 0$
(B) $\quad \int _ { - 1 } ^ { 1 } 2 f ( x ) d x = 2 \int _ { - 1 } ^ { 1 } f ( x ) d x$
(C) $\quad \int _ { - 1 } ^ { 1 } f ( x ) d x = 2 \int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } f ( x ) d x$
(D) $\quad \int _ { - 1 } ^ { 1 } f ( x ) d x = - \int _ { 1 } ^ { - 1 } f ( x ) d x$
(E) $\quad \int _ { - 1 } ^ { 1 } f ( x ) d x = \int _ { - 1 } ^ { 0 } f ( x ) d x + \int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } f ( x ) d x$ - If the graph of $y = x ^ { 3 } + a x ^ { 2 } + b x - 4$ has a point of inflection at $( 1 , - 6 )$, what is the value of $b$ ?
(A) - 3
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) 3
(E) It cannot be determined from the information given.
1988 AP Calculus BC: Section I
- $\frac { d } { d x } \ln \left| \cos \left( \frac { \pi } { x } \right) \right|$ is
(A) $\frac { - \pi } { x ^ { 2 } \cos \left( \frac { \pi } { x } \right) }$
(B) $- \tan \left( \frac { \pi } { x } \right)$
(C) $\frac { 1 } { \cos \left( \frac { \pi } { x } \right) }$
(D) $\frac { \pi } { x } \tan \left( \frac { \pi } { x } \right)$
(E) $\frac { \pi } { x ^ { 2 } } \tan \left( \frac { \pi } { x } \right)$ - The region $R$ in the first quadrant is enclosed by the lines $x = 0$ and $y = 5$ and the graph of $y = x ^ { 2 } + 1$. The volume of the solid generated when $R$ is revolved about the $y$-axis is
(A) $6 \pi$
(B) $8 \pi$
(C) $\frac { 34 \pi } { 3 }$
(D) $16 \pi$
(E) $\frac { 544 \pi } { 15 }$ - $\sum _ { i = n } ^ { \infty } \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { i } =$
(A) $\frac { 3 } { 2 } - \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { n }$
(B) $\frac { 3 } { 2 } \left[ 1 - \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { n } \right]$
(C) $\frac { 3 } { 2 } \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { n }$
(D) $\frac { 2 } { 3 } \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { n }$
(E) $\frac { 2 } { 3 } \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { n + 1 }$ - $\int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } \sqrt { 4 - x ^ { 2 } } d x =$
(A) $\frac { 8 } { 3 }$
(B) $\frac { 16 } { 3 }$
(C) $\pi$
(D) $2 \pi$
(E) $4 \pi$ - The general solution of the differential equation $y ^ { \prime } = y + x ^ { 2 }$ is $y =$
(A) $C e ^ { x }$
(B) $C e ^ { x } + x ^ { 2 }$
(C) $- x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 2 + C$
(D) $e ^ { x } - x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 2 + C$
(E) $\quad C e ^ { x } - x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 2$
1988 AP Calculus BC: Section I
- The length of the curve $y = x ^ { 3 }$ from $x = 0$ to $x = 2$ is given by
(A) $\int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } \sqrt { 1 + x ^ { 6 } } d x$
(B) $\int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } \sqrt { 1 + 3 x ^ { 2 } } d x$
(C) $\pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } \sqrt { 1 + 9 x ^ { 4 } } d x$
(D) $2 \pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } \sqrt { 1 + 9 x ^ { 4 } } d x$
(E) $\int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } \sqrt { 1 + 9 x ^ { 4 } } d x$ - A curve in the plane is defined parametrically by the equations $x = t ^ { 3 } + t$ and $y = t ^ { 4 } + 2 t ^ { 2 }$. An equation of the line tangent to the curve at $t = 1$ is
(A) $y = 2 x$
(B) $y = 8 x$
(C) $y = 2 x - 1$
(D) $y = 4 x - 5$
(E) $y = 8 x + 13$ - If $k$ is a positive integer, then $\lim _ { x \rightarrow + \infty } \frac { x ^ { k } } { e ^ { x } }$ is
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) $e$
(D) $k !$
(E) nonexistent - Let $R$ be the region between the graphs of $y = 1$ and $y = \sin x$ from $x = 0$ to $x = \frac { \pi } { 2 }$. The volume of the solid obtained by revolving $R$ about the $x$-axis is given by
(A) $2 \pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } x \sin x d x$
(B) $2 \pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } x \cos x d x$
(C) $\pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } ( 1 - \sin x ) ^ { 2 } d x$
(D) $\pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } \sin ^ { 2 } x d x$
(E) $\quad \pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } \left( 1 - \sin ^ { 2 } x \right) d x$ - A person 2 meters tall walks directly away from a streetlight that is 8 meters above the ground. If the person is walking at a constant rate and the person's shadow is lengthening at the rate of $\frac { 4 } { 9 }$ meter per second, at what rate, in meters per second, is the person walking?
(A) $\frac { 4 } { 27 }$
(B) $\frac { 4 } { 9 }$
(C) $\frac { 3 } { 4 }$
(D) $\frac { 4 } { 3 }$
(E) $\frac { 16 } { 9 }$ - What are all values of $x$ for which the series $\sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { \infty } \frac { x ^ { n } } { n }$ converges?
(A) $- 1 \leq x \leq 1$
(B) $- 1 < x \leq 1$
(C) $- 1 \leq x < 1$
(D) $- 1 < x < 1$
(E) All real $x$ - If $\frac { d y } { d x } = y \sec ^ { 2 } x$ and $y = 5$ when $x = 0$, then $y =$
(A) $e ^ { \tan x } + 4$
(B) $e ^ { \tan x } + 5$
(C) $5 e ^ { \tan x }$
(D) $\quad \tan x + 5$
(E) $\quad \tan x + 5 e ^ { x }$ - Let $f$ and $g$ be functions that are differentiable everywhere. If $g$ is the inverse function of $f$ and if $g ( - 2 ) = 5$ and $f ^ { \prime } ( 5 ) = - \frac { 1 } { 2 }$, then $g ^ { \prime } ( - 2 ) =$
(A) 2
(B) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
(C) $\frac { 1 } { 5 }$
(D) $- \frac { 1 } { 5 }$
(E) - 2 - $\lim _ { n \rightarrow \infty } \frac { 1 } { n } \left[ \sqrt { \frac { 1 } { n } } + \sqrt { \frac { 2 } { n } } + \ldots + \sqrt { \frac { n } { n } } \right] =$
(A) $\frac { 1 } { 2 } \int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { x } } d x$
(B) $\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } \sqrt { x } d x$
(C) $\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } x d x$
(D) $\int _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } x d x$
(E) $\quad 2 \int _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } x \sqrt { x } d x$ - If $\int _ { 1 } ^ { 4 } f ( x ) d x = 6$, what is the value of $\int _ { 1 } ^ { 4 } f ( 5 - x ) d x$ ?
(A) 6
(B) 3
(C) 0
(D) - 1
(E) - 6
1988 AP Calculus BC: Section I
- Bacteria in a certain culture increase at a rate proportional to the number present. If the number of bacteria doubles in three hours, in how many hours will the number of bacteria triple?
(A) $\frac { 3 \ln 3 } { \ln 2 }$
(B) $\frac { 2 \ln 3 } { \ln 2 }$
(C) $\frac { \ln 3 } { \ln 2 }$
(D) $\quad \ln \left( \frac { 27 } { 2 } \right)$
(E) $\quad \ln \left( \frac { 9 } { 2 } \right)$ - Which of the following series converge? I. $\quad \sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { \infty } ( - 1 ) ^ { n + 1 } \frac { 1 } { 2 n + 1 }$ II. $\sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { \infty } \frac { 1 } { n } \left( \frac { 3 } { 2 } \right) ^ { n }$ III. $\sum _ { n = 2 } ^ { \infty } \frac { 1 } { n \ln n }$
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II, and III - What is the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in the ellipse $4 x ^ { 2 } + 9 y ^ { 2 } = 36$ ?
(A) $6 \sqrt { 2 }$
(B) 12
(C) 24
(D) $24 \sqrt { 2 }$
(E) 36
1993 AP Calculus AB: Section I
90 Minutes-Scientific Calculator
Notes: (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.
- If $f ( x ) = x ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } }$, then $f ^ { \prime } ( 4 ) =$
(A) - 6
(B) - 3
(C) 3
(D) 6
(E) 8 [Figure] - Which of the following represents the area of the shaded region in the figure above?
(A) $\quad \int _ { c } ^ { d } f ( y ) d y$
(B) $\quad \int _ { a } ^ { b } ( d - f ( x ) ) d x$
(C) $f ^ { \prime } ( b ) - f ^ { \prime } ( a )$
(D) $( b - a ) [ f ( b ) - f ( a ) ]$
(E) $( d - c ) [ f ( b ) - f ( a ) ]$ - $\lim _ { n \rightarrow \infty } \frac { 3 n ^ { 3 } - 5 n } { n ^ { 3 } - 2 n ^ { 2 } + 1 }$ is
(A) - 5
(B) - 2
(C) 1
(D) 3
(E) nonexistent - If $x ^ { 3 } + 3 x y + 2 y ^ { 3 } = 17$, then in terms of $x$ and $y , \frac { d y } { d x } =$
(A) $- \frac { x ^ { 2 } + y } { x + 2 y ^ { 2 } }$
(B) $- \frac { x ^ { 2 } + y } { x + y ^ { 2 } }$
(C) $- \frac { x ^ { 2 } + y } { x + 2 y }$
(D) $- \frac { x ^ { 2 } + y } { 2 y ^ { 2 } }$
(E) $\frac { - x ^ { 2 } } { 1 + 2 y ^ { 2 } }$ - If the function $f$ is continuous for all real numbers and if $f ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } - 4 } { x + 2 }$ when $x \neq - 2$, then $f ( - 2 ) =$
(A) - 4
(B) - 2
(C) - 1
(D) 0
(E) 2 - The area of the region enclosed by the curve $y = \frac { 1 } { x - 1 }$, the $x$-axis, and the lines $x = 3$ and $x = 4$ is
(A) $\frac { 5 } { 36 }$
(B) $\ln \frac { 2 } { 3 }$
(C) $\ln \frac { 4 } { 3 }$
(D) $\quad \ln \frac { 3 } { 2 }$
(E) $\quad \ln 6$ - An equation of the line tangent to the graph of $y = \frac { 2 x + 3 } { 3 x - 2 }$ at the point $( 1,5 )$ is
(A) $13 x - y = 8$
(B) $13 x + y = 18$
(C) $x - 13 y = 64$
(D) $x + 13 y = 66$
(E) $- 2 x + 3 y = 13$
1993 AP Calculus AB: Section I
- If $y = \tan x - \cot x$, then $\frac { d y } { d x } =$
(A) $\sec x \csc x$
(B) $\sec x - \csc x$
(C) $\sec x + \csc x$
(D) $\sec ^ { 2 } x - \csc ^ { 2 } x$
(E) $\sec ^ { 2 } x + \csc ^ { 2 } x$ - If $h$ is the function given by $h ( x ) = f ( g ( x ) )$, where $f ( x ) = 3 x ^ { 2 } - 1$ and $g ( x ) = | x |$, then $h ( x ) =$
(A) $\quad 3 x ^ { 3 } - | x |$
(B) $\left| 3 x ^ { 2 } - 1 \right|$
(C) $3 x ^ { 2 } | x | - 1$
(D) $3 | x | - 1$
(E) $\quad 3 x ^ { 2 } - 1$ - If $f ( x ) = ( x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } \sin x$, then $f ^ { \prime } ( 0 ) =$
(A) - 2
(B) - 1
(C) 0
(D) 1
(E) 2 - The acceleration of a particle moving along the $x$-axis at time $t$ is given by $a ( t ) = 6 t - 2$. If the velocity is 25 when $t = 3$ and the position is 10 when $t = 1$, then the position $x ( t ) =$
(A) $\quad 9 t ^ { 2 } + 1$
(B) $3 t ^ { 2 } - 2 t + 4$
(C) $t ^ { 3 } - t ^ { 2 } + 4 t + 6$
(D) $t ^ { 3 } - t ^ { 2 } + 9 t - 20$
(E) $36 t ^ { 3 } - 4 t ^ { 2 } - 77 t + 55$ - If $f$ and $g$ are continuous functions, and if $f ( x ) \geq 0$ for all real numbers $x$, which of the following must be true? I. $\quad \int _ { a } ^ { b } f ( x ) g ( x ) d x = \left( \int _ { a } ^ { b } f ( x ) d x \right) \left( \int _ { a } ^ { b } g ( x ) d x \right)$ II. $\quad \int _ { a } ^ { b } ( f ( x ) + g ( x ) ) d x = \int _ { a } ^ { b } f ( x ) d x + \int _ { a } ^ { b } g ( x ) d x$ III. $\quad \int _ { a } ^ { b } \sqrt { f ( x ) } d x = \sqrt { \int _ { a } ^ { b } f ( x ) d x }$
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III
1993 AP Calculus AB: Section I
- The fundamental period of $2 \cos ( 3 x )$ is
(A) $\frac { 2 \pi } { 3 }$
(B) $2 \pi$
(C) $6 \pi$
(D) 2
(E) 3 - $\int \frac { 3 x ^ { 2 } } { \sqrt { x ^ { 3 } + 1 } } d x =$
(A) $2 \sqrt { x ^ { 3 } + 1 } + C$
(B) $\frac { 3 } { 2 } \sqrt { x ^ { 3 } + 1 } + C$
(C) $\sqrt { x ^ { 3 } + 1 } + C$
(D) $\quad \ln \sqrt { x ^ { 3 } + 1 } + C$
(E) $\quad \ln \left( x ^ { 3 } + 1 \right) + C$ - For what value of $x$ does the function $f ( x ) = ( x - 2 ) ( x - 3 ) ^ { 2 }$ have a relative maximum?
(A) - 3
(B) $- \frac { 7 } { 3 }$
(C) $- \frac { 5 } { 2 }$
(D) $\frac { 7 } { 3 }$
(E) $\frac { 5 } { 2 }$ - The slope of the line normal to the graph of $y = 2 \ln ( \sec x )$ at $x = \frac { \pi } { 4 }$ is
(A) - 2
(B) $- \frac { 1 } { 2 }$
(C) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
(D) 2
(E) nonexistent - $\int \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) ^ { 2 } d x =$
(A) $\frac { \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) ^ { 3 } } { 3 } + C$
(B) $\frac { \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) ^ { 3 } } { 6 x } + C$
(C) $\left( \frac { x ^ { 3 } } { 3 } + x \right) ^ { 2 } + C$
(D) $\frac { 2 x \left( x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) ^ { 3 } } { 3 } + C$
(E) $\frac { x ^ { 5 } } { 5 } + \frac { 2 x ^ { 3 } } { 3 } + x + C$ - If $f ( x ) = \sin \left( \frac { x } { 2 } \right)$, then there exists a number $c$ in the interval $\frac { \pi } { 2 } < x < \frac { 3 \pi } { 2 }$ that satisfies the conclusion of the Mean Value Theorem. Which of the following could be $c$ ?
(A) $\frac { 2 \pi } { 3 }$
(B) $\frac { 3 \pi } { 4 }$
(C) $\frac { 5 \pi } { 6 }$
(D) $\pi$
(E) $\frac { 3 \pi } { 2 }$ - Let $f$ be the function defined by $f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } x ^ { 3 } & \text { for } x \leq 0 , \\ x & \text { for } x > 0 . \end{array} \right.$ Which of the following statements about $f$ is true?
(A) $\quad f$ is an odd function.
(B) $f$ is discontinuous at $x = 0$.
(C) $f$ has a relative maximum.
(D) $\quad f ^ { \prime } ( 0 ) = 0$
(E) $\quad f ^ { \prime } ( x ) > 0$ for $x \neq 0$
1993 AP Calculus AB: Section I
- Let $R$ be the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the graph of $y = ( x + 1 ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } }$, the line $x = 7$, the $x$-axis, and the $y$-axis. The volume of the solid generated when $R$ is revolved about the $y$-axis is given by
(A) $\pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { 7 } ( x + 1 ) ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } } d x$
(B) $2 \pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { 7 } x ( x + 1 ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } } d x$
(C) $\pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } ( x + 1 ) ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } } d x$
(D) $2 \pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } x ( x + 1 ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } } d x$
(E) $\pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { 7 } \left( y ^ { 3 } - 1 \right) ^ { 2 } d y$ - At what value of $x$ does the graph of $y = \frac { 1 } { x ^ { 2 } } - \frac { 1 } { x ^ { 3 } }$ have a point of inflection?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) At no value of $x$ - An antiderivative for $\frac { 1 } { x ^ { 2 } - 2 x + 2 }$ is
(A) $\quad - \left( x ^ { 2 } - 2 x + 2 \right) ^ { - 2 }$
(B) $\quad \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } - 2 x + 2 \right)$
(C) $\quad \ln \left| \frac { x - 2 } { x + 1 } \right|$
(D) $\quad \operatorname { arcsec } ( x - 1 )$
(E) $\quad \arctan ( x - 1 )$ - How many critical points does the function $f ( x ) = ( x + 2 ) ^ { 5 } ( x - 3 ) ^ { 4 }$ have?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Five
(E) Nine - If $f ( x ) = \left( x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 1 \right) ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } }$, then $f ^ { \prime } ( 0 )$ is
(A) $\frac { 4 } { 3 }$
(B) 0
(C) $- \frac { 2 } { 3 }$
(D) $- \frac { 4 } { 3 }$
(E) - 2
1993 AP Calculus AB: Section I
- $\frac { d } { d x } \left( 2 ^ { x } \right) =$
(A) $2 ^ { x - 1 }$
(B) $\left( 2 ^ { x - 1 } \right) x$
(C) $\left( 2 ^ { x } \right) \ln 2$
(D) $\left( 2 ^ { x - 1 } \right) \ln 2$
(E) $\frac { 2 x } { \ln 2 }$ - A particle moves along a line so that at time $t$, where $0 \leq t \leq \pi$, its position is given by $s ( t ) = - 4 \cos t - \frac { t ^ { 2 } } { 2 } + 10$. What is the velocity of the particle when its acceleration is zero?
(A) $\quad - 5.19$
(B) 0.74
(C) 1.32
(D) 2.55
(E) 8.13 - The function $f$ given by $f ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } + 12 x - 24$ is
(A) increasing for $x < - 2$, decreasing for $- 2 < x < 2$, increasing for $x > 2$
(B) decreasing for $x < 0$, increasing for $x > 0$
(C) increasing for all $x$
(D) decreasing for all $x$
(E) decreasing for $x < - 2$, increasing for $- 2 < x < 2$, decreasing for $x > 2$ - $\int _ { 1 } ^ { 500 } \left( 13 ^ { x } - 11 ^ { x } \right) d x + \int _ { 2 } ^ { 500 } \left( 11 ^ { x } - 13 ^ { x } \right) d x =$
(A) 0.000
(B) 14.946
(C) 34.415
(D) 46.000
(E) 136.364 - $\lim _ { \theta \rightarrow 0 } \frac { 1 - \cos \theta } { 2 \sin ^ { 2 } \theta }$ is
(A) 0
(B) $\frac { 1 } { 8 }$
(C) $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$
(D) 1
(E) nonexistent - The region enclosed by the $x$-axis, the line $x = 3$, and the curve $y = \sqrt { x }$ is rotated about the $x$-axis. What is the volume of the solid generated?
(A) $3 \pi$
(B) $2 \sqrt { 3 } \pi$
(C) $\frac { 9 } { 2 } \pi$
(D) $9 \pi$
(E) $\frac { 36 \sqrt { 3 } } { 5 } \pi$
1993 AP Calculus AB: Section I
- If $f ( x ) = e ^ { 3 \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } \right) }$, then $f ^ { \prime } ( x ) =$
(A) $e ^ { 3 \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } \right) }$
(B) $\frac { 3 } { x ^ { 2 } } e ^ { 3 \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } \right) }$
(C) $6 ( \ln x ) e ^ { 3 \ln \left( x ^ { 2 } \right) }$
(D) $5 x ^ { 4 }$
(E) $6 x ^ { 5 }$ - $\int _ { 0 } ^ { \sqrt { 3 } } \frac { d x } { \sqrt { 4 - x ^ { 2 } } } =$
(A) $\frac { \pi } { 3 }$
(B) $\frac { \pi } { 4 }$
(C) $\frac { \pi } { 6 }$
(D) $\frac { 1 } { 2 } \ln 2$
(E) $- \ln 2$ - If $\frac { d y } { d x } = 2 y ^ { 2 }$ and if $y = - 1$ when $x = 1$, then when $x = 2 , y =$
(A) $- \frac { 2 } { 3 }$
(B) $- \frac { 1 } { 3 }$
(C) 0
(D) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$
(E) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$ - The top of a 25 -foot ladder is sliding down a vertical wall at a constant rate of 3 feet per minute. When the top of the ladder is 7 feet from the ground, what is the rate of change of the distance between the bottom of the ladder and the wall?
(A) $- \frac { 7 } { 8 }$ feet per minute
(B) $- \frac { 7 } { 24 }$ feet per minute
(C) $\frac { 7 } { 24 }$ feet per minute
(D) $\frac { 7 } { 8 }$ feet per minute
(E) $\frac { 21 } { 25 }$ feet per minute - If the graph of $y = \frac { a x + b } { x + c }$ has a horizontal asymptote $y = 2$ and a vertical asymptote $x = - 3$, then $a + c =$
(A) - 5
(B) - 1
(C) 0
(D) 1
(E) 5
1993 AP Calculus AB: Section I
- If the definite integral $\int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } e ^ { x ^ { 2 } } d x$ is first approximated by using two inscribed rectangles of equal width and then approximated by using the trapezoidal rule with $n = 2$, the difference between the two approximations is
(A) 53.60
(B) 30.51
(C) 27.80
(D) 26.80
(E) 12.78 - If $f$ is a differentiable function, then $f ^ { \prime } ( a )$ is given by which of the following? I. $\quad \lim _ { h \rightarrow 0 } \frac { f ( a + h ) - f ( a ) } { h }$ II. $\lim _ { x \rightarrow a } \frac { f ( x ) - f ( a ) } { x - a }$ III. $\quad \lim _ { x \rightarrow a } \frac { f ( x + h ) - f ( x ) } { h }$
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II, and III - If the second derivative of $f$ is given by $f ^ { \prime \prime } ( x ) = 2 x - \cos x$, which of the following could be $f ( x )$ ?
(A) $\frac { x ^ { 3 } } { 3 } + \cos x - x + 1$
(B) $\frac { x ^ { 3 } } { 3 } - \cos x - x + 1$
(C) $x ^ { 3 } + \cos x - x + 1$
(D) $x ^ { 2 } - \sin x + 1$
(E) $\quad x ^ { 2 } + \sin x + 1$ - The radius of a circle is increasing at a nonzero rate, and at a certain instant, the rate of increase in the area of the circle is numerically equal to the rate of increase in its circumference. At this instant, the radius of the circle is
(A) $\frac { 1 } { \pi }$
(B) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
(C) $\frac { 2 } { \pi }$
(D) 1
(E) 2 [Figure] - The graph of $y = f ( x )$ is shown in the figure above. Which of the following could be the graph of $y = f ( | x | )$ ?
(A) [Figure]
(B) [Figure]
(C) [Figure]
(D) [Figure]
(E) [Figure] - $\frac { d } { d x } \int _ { 0 } ^ { x } \cos ( 2 \pi u ) d u$ is
(A) 0
(B) $\frac { 1 } { 2 \pi } \sin x$
(C) $\frac { 1 } { 2 \pi } \cos ( 2 \pi x )$
(D) $\cos ( 2 \pi x )$
(E) $\quad 2 \pi \cos ( 2 \pi x )$ - A puppy weighs 2.0 pounds at birth and 3.5 pounds two months later. If the weight of the puppy during its first 6 months is increasing at a rate proportional to its weight, then how much will the puppy weigh when it is 3 months old?
(A) 4.2 pounds
(B) 4.6 pounds
(C) 4.8 pounds
(D) 5.6 pounds
(E) 6.5 pounds
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- $\int x f ( x ) d x =$
(A) $x f ( x ) - \int x f ^ { \prime } ( x ) d x$
(B) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 2 } f ( x ) - \int \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 2 } f ^ { \prime } ( x ) d x$
(C) $x f ( x ) - \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 2 } f ( x ) + C$
(D) $x f ( x ) - \int f ^ { \prime } ( x ) d x$
(E) $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 2 } \int f ( x ) d x$ - What is the minimum value of $f ( x ) = x \ln x$ ?
(A) $- e$
(B) - 1
(C) $- \frac { 1 } { e }$
(D) 0
(E) $f ( x )$ has no minimum value. - If Newton's method is used to approximate the real root of $x ^ { 3 } + x - 1 = 0$, then a first approximation $x _ { 1 } = 1$ would lead to a third approximation of $x _ { 3 } =$
(A) 0.682
(B) 0.686
(C) 0.694
(D) 0.750
(E) 1.637
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90 Minutes-Scientific Calculator
Notes: (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.
- The area of the region enclosed by the graphs of $y = x ^ { 2 }$ and $y = x$ is
(A) $\frac { 1 } { 6 }$
(B) $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$
(C) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
(D) $\frac { 5 } { 6 }$
(E) 1 - If $f ( x ) = 2 x ^ { 2 } + 1$, then $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } \frac { f ( x ) - f ( 0 ) } { x ^ { 2 } }$ is
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 4
(E) nonexistent - If $p$ is a polynomial of degree $n , n > 0$, what is the degree of the polynomial $Q ( x ) = \int _ { 0 } ^ { x } p ( t ) d t$ ?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) $\quad n - 1$
(D) $n$
(E) $n + 1$ - A particle moves along the curve $x y = 10$. If $x = 2$ and $\frac { d y } { d t } = 3$, what is the value of $\frac { d x } { d t }$ ?
(A) $- \frac { 5 } { 2 }$
(B) $- \frac { 6 } { 5 }$
(C) 0
(D) $\frac { 4 } { 5 }$
(E) $\frac { 6 } { 5 }$ - Which of the following represents the graph of the polar curve $r = 2 \sec \theta$ ?
(A) [Figure]
(B) [Figure]
(C) [Figure]
(D) [Figure]
(E) [Figure] - If $x = t ^ { 2 } + 1$ and $y = t ^ { 3 }$, then $\frac { d ^ { 2 } y } { d x ^ { 2 } } =$
(A) $\frac { 3 } { 4 t }$
(B) $\frac { 3 } { 2 t }$
(C) $3 t$
(D) $6 t$
(E) $\frac { 3 } { 2 }$ - $\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } x ^ { 3 } e ^ { x ^ { 4 } } d x =$
(A) $\frac { 1 } { 4 } ( e - 1 )$
(B) $\frac { 1 } { 4 } e$
(C) $e - 1$
(D) $e$
(E) $4 ( e - 1 )$ - If $f ( x ) = \ln \left( e ^ { 2 x } \right)$, then $f ^ { \prime } ( x ) =$
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) $2 x$
(D) $e ^ { - 2 x }$
(E) $2 e ^ { - 2 x }$ - If $f ( x ) = 1 + x ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } }$, which of the following is NOT true?
(A) $\quad f$ is continuous for all real numbers.
(B) $f$ has a minimum at $x = 0$.
(C) $f$ is increasing for $x > 0$.
(D) $f ^ { \prime } ( x )$ exists for all $x$.
(E) $\quad f ^ { \prime \prime } ( x )$ is negative for $x > 0$. - Which of the following functions are continuous at $x = 1$ ? I. $\ln x$ II. $e ^ { x }$ III. $\ln \left( e ^ { x } - 1 \right)$
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III - $\int _ { 4 } ^ { \infty } \frac { - 2 x } { \sqrt [ 3 ] { 9 - x ^ { 2 } } } d x$ is
(A) $7 ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } }$
(B) $\frac { 3 } { 2 } \left( 7 ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } } \right)$
(C) $9 ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } } + 7 ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } }$
(D) $\frac { 3 } { 2 } \left( 9 ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } } + 7 ^ { \frac { 2 } { 3 } } \right)$
(E) nonexistent - The position of a particle moving along the $x$-axis is $x ( t ) = \sin ( 2 t ) - \cos ( 3 t )$ for time $t \geq 0$. When $t = \pi$, the acceleration of the particle is
(A) 9
(B) $\frac { 1 } { 9 }$
(C) 0
(D) $- \frac { 1 } { 9 }$
(E) - 9 - If $\frac { d y } { d x } = x ^ { 2 } y$, then $y$ could be
(A) $3 \ln \left( \frac { x } { 3 } \right)$
(B) $e ^ { \frac { x ^ { 3 } } { 3 } } + 7$
(C) $2 e ^ { \frac { x ^ { 3 } } { 3 } }$
(D) $3 e ^ { 2 x }$
(E) $\frac { x ^ { 3 } } { 3 } + 1$
1993 AP Calculus BC: Section I
- The derivative of $f$ is $x ^ { 4 } ( x - 2 ) ( x + 3 )$. At how many points will the graph of $f$ have a relative maximum?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) Four - If $f ( x ) = e ^ { \tan ^ { 2 } x }$, then $f ^ { \prime } ( x ) =$
(A) $e ^ { \tan ^ { 2 } x }$
(B) $\sec ^ { 2 } x e ^ { \tan ^ { 2 } x }$
(C) $\tan ^ { 2 } x e ^ { \tan ^ { 2 } x - 1 }$
(D) $2 \tan x \sec ^ { 2 } x e ^ { \tan ^ { 2 } x }$
(E) $\quad 2 \tan x e ^ { \tan ^ { 2 } x }$ - Which of the following series diverge? I. $\quad \sum _ { k = 3 } ^ { \infty } \frac { 2 } { k ^ { 2 } + 1 }$ II. $\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { \infty } \left( \frac { 6 } { 7 } \right) ^ { k }$ III. $\sum _ { k = 2 } ^ { \infty } \frac { ( - 1 ) ^ { k } } { k }$
(A) None
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and III
(E) II and III - The slope of the line tangent to the graph of $\ln ( x y ) = x$ at the point where $x = 1$ is
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) $e$
(D) $e ^ { 2 }$
(E) $1 - e$ - If $e ^ { f ( x ) } = 1 + x ^ { 2 }$, then $f ^ { \prime } ( x ) =$
(A) $\frac { 1 } { 1 + x ^ { 2 } }$
(B) $\frac { 2 x } { 1 + x ^ { 2 } }$
(C) $2 x \left( 1 + x ^ { 2 } \right)$
(D) $\quad 2 x \left( e ^ { 1 + x ^ { 2 } } \right)$
(E) $\quad 2 x \ln \left( 1 + x ^ { 2 } \right)$ [Figure] - The shaded region $R$, shown in the figure above, is rotated about the $y$-axis to form a solid whose volume is 10 cubic units. Of the following, which best approximates $k$ ?
(A) 1.51
(B) 2.09
(C) 2.49
(D) 4.18
(E) 4.77 - A particle moves along the $x$-axis so that at any time $t \geq 0$ the acceleration of the particle is $a ( t ) = e ^ { - 2 t }$. If at $t = 0$ the velocity of the particle is $\frac { 5 } { 2 }$ and its position is $\frac { 17 } { 4 }$, then its position at any time $t > 0$ is $x ( t ) =$
(A) $- \frac { e ^ { - 2 t } } { 2 } + 3$
(B) $\frac { e ^ { - 2 t } } { 4 } + 4$
(C) $\quad 4 e ^ { - 2 t } + \frac { 9 } { 2 } t + \frac { 1 } { 4 }$
(D) $\frac { e ^ { - 2 t } } { 2 } + 3 t + \frac { 15 } { 4 }$
(E) $\frac { e ^ { - 2 t } } { 4 } + 3 t + 4$ - The value of the derivative of $y = \frac { \sqrt [ 3 ] { x ^ { 2 } + 8 } } { \sqrt [ 4 ] { 2 x + 1 } }$ at $x = 0$ is
(A) - 1
(B) $- \frac { 1 } { 2 }$
(C) 0
(D) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
(E) 1
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- If $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } e ^ { x }$, then the graph of $f$ is decreasing for all $x$ such that
(A) $\quad x < - 2$
(B) $- 2 < x < 0$
(C) $x > - 2$
(D) $x < 0$
(E) $\quad x > 0$ - The length of the curve determined by the equations $x = t ^ { 2 }$ and $y = t$ from $t = 0$ to $t = 4$ is
(A) $\quad \int _ { 0 } ^ { 4 } \sqrt { 4 t + 1 } d t$
(B) $2 \int _ { 0 } ^ { 4 } \sqrt { t ^ { 2 } + 1 } d t$
(C) $\int _ { 0 } ^ { 4 } \sqrt { 2 t ^ { 2 } + 1 } d t$
(D) $\int _ { 0 } ^ { 4 } \sqrt { 4 t ^ { 2 } + 1 } d t$
(E) $2 \pi \int _ { 0 } ^ { 4 } \sqrt { 4 t ^ { 2 } + 1 } d t$ - Let $f$ and $g$ be functions that are differentiable for all real numbers, with $g ( x ) \neq 0$ for $x \neq 0$.
If $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } f ( x ) = \lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } g ( x ) = 0$ and $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } \frac { f ^ { \prime } ( x ) } { g ^ { \prime } ( x ) }$ exists, then $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } \frac { f ( x ) } { g ( x ) }$ is
(A) 0
(B) $\frac { f ^ { \prime } ( x ) } { g ^ { \prime } ( x ) }$
(C) $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } \frac { f ^ { \prime } ( x ) } { g ^ { \prime } ( x ) }$
(D) $\frac { f ^ { \prime } ( x ) g ( x ) - f ( x ) g ^ { \prime } ( x ) } { ( f ( x ) ) ^ { 2 } }$
(E) nonexistent