Multi-Part Free Response with Area, Volume, and Additional Calculus

Free-response question where finding the area between curves is one part, combined with additional parts such as computing volumes of revolution, volumes with known cross sections, related rates, or optimization.

ap-calculus-ab 1999 Q3 View
Let $R$ be the region bounded by the curves $f ( x ) = \frac { 4 } { x }$ and $g ( x ) = ( x - 3 ) ^ { 2 }$. (a) Find the area of R . (b) Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving R about the X -axis.
ap-calculus-ab 2000 Q1 View
Let $f$ and $g$ be the functions given by $f ( x ) = 1 + \sin ( 2 x )$ and $g ( x ) = e ^ { x / 2 }$. Let $R$ be the shaded region in the first quadrant enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$ as shown in the figure above.
(a) Find the area of $R$.
(b) Find the volume of the solid generated when $R$ is revolved about the $x$-axis.
(c) The region $R$ is the base of a solid. For this solid, the cross sections perpendicular to the $x$-axis are semicircles with diameters extending from $y = f ( x )$ to $y = g ( x )$. Find the volume of this solid.
ap-calculus-ab 2001 Q4 View
a) $f ( x ) = a ( x )$
$x ^ { 2 } = 2 ^ { x }$
$x ^ { 2 } - 2 ^ { x } = 0$
Using G. D. C.
(-0,767,0)
$( 2,0 )$
$( 4,0 )$
b) $\int _ { - 0.167 } ^ { 2 } \left( 2 ^ { x } - x ^ { 2 } \right) d x + \int _ { 2 } ^ { 4 } \left( x ^ { 2 } - 2 ^ { x } \right) d x$
C) $R ( x ) = 5 - y _ { 2 } = 5 - x ^ { 2 }$
$r | x | = 5 - 4 i = 5 - 2 ^ { x }$
volume $= \pi \int _ { - 0.767 } ^ { 2 } \left[ \left( 5 - x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { 2 } - \left( 5 - x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { 2 } \right] d x$
ap-calculus-ab 2002 Q1 View
Let $f$ and $g$ be the functions given by $f ( x ) = e ^ { x }$ and $g ( x ) = \ln x$.
(a) Find the area of the region enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$ between $x = \frac { 1 } { 2 }$ and $x = 1$.
(b) Find the volume of the solid generated when the region enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$ between $x = \frac { 1 } { 2 }$ and $x = 1$ is revolved about the line $y = 4$.
(c) Let $h$ be the function given by $h ( x ) = f ( x ) - g ( x )$. Find the absolute minimum value of $h ( x )$ on the closed interval $\frac { 1 } { 2 } \leq x \leq 1$, and find the absolute maximum value of $h ( x )$ on the closed interval $\frac { 1 } { 2 } \leq x \leq 1$. Show the analysis that leads to your answers.
ap-calculus-ab 2005 Q1 View
Let $f$ and $g$ be the functions given by $f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 4 } + \sin ( \pi x )$ and $g ( x ) = 4 ^ { - x }$. Let $R$ be the shaded region in the first quadrant enclosed by the $y$-axis and the graphs of $f$ and $g$, and let $S$ be the shaded region in the first quadrant enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$, as shown in the figure above.
(a) Find the area of $R$.
(b) Find the area of $S$.
(c) Find the volume of the solid generated when $S$ is revolved about the horizontal line $y = - 1$.
ap-calculus-ab 2006 Q3 View
Let $f ( x ) = \cos x$ and $g ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 1$. (a) Find the coordinates of any points of intersection of $f$ and $g$. (b) Find the area bounded by $f$ and $g$. (c) Find the volume generated when the region in part (b) is rotated around the $y$-axis.
ap-calculus-ab 2007 Q1 View
Let $R$ be the region bounded by the graph of $y = e ^ { 2 x - x ^ { 2 } }$ and the horizontal line $y = 2$, and let $S$ be the region bounded by the graph of $y = e ^ { 2 x - x ^ { 2 } }$ and the horizontal lines $y = 1$ and $y = 2$, as shown above. (a) Find the area of $R$. (b) Find the area of $S$. (c) Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression that gives the volume of the solid generated when $R$ is rotated about the horizontal line $y = 1$.
ap-calculus-ab 2008 Q1 View
Let $R$ be the region in the first quadrant bounded by the graphs of $y = \sqrt { x }$ and $y = \frac { x } { 3 }$. (a) Find the area of $R$. (b) Find the volume of the solid generated when $R$ is rotated about the vertical line $x = - 1$. (c) The region $R$ is the base of a solid. For this solid, the cross sections perpendicular to the $y$-axis are squares. Find the volume of this solid.
ap-calculus-ab 2009 Q1 9 marks View
Let $f$ and $g$ be the functions given by $f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 4 } + \sin ( \pi x )$ and $g ( x ) = 4 ^ { - x }$. Let $R$ be the shaded region in the first quadrant enclosed by the $y$-axis and the graphs of $f$ and $g$, and let $S$ be the shaded region in the first quadrant enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$, as shown in the figure above.
(a) Find the area of $R$.
(b) Find the area of $S$.
(c) Find the volume of the solid generated when $S$ is revolved about the horizontal line $y = - 1$.
ap-calculus-ab 2011 Q3 View
Let $R$ be the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the graphs of $f(x) = 8x^3$ and $g(x) = \sin(\pi x)$, as shown in the figure.
(a) Write an equation for the line tangent to the graph of $f$ at $x = \frac{1}{2}$.
(b) Find the area of $R$.
(c) Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression for the volume of the solid generated when $R$ is rotated about the horizontal line $y = 1$.
ap-calculus-ab 2011 Q3 View
The functions $f$ and $g$ are given by $f(x) = \sqrt{x}$ and $g(x) = 6 - x$. Let $R$ be the region bounded by the $x$-axis and the graphs of $f$ and $g$, as shown in the figure above.
(a) Find the area of $R$.
(b) The region $R$ is the base of a solid. For each $y$, where $0 \leq y \leq 2$, the cross section of the solid taken perpendicular to the $y$-axis is a rectangle whose base lies in $R$ and whose height is $2y$. Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression that gives the volume of the solid.
(c) There is a point $P$ on the graph of $f$ at which the line tangent to the graph of $f$ is perpendicular to the graph of $g$. Find the coordinates of point $P$.
ap-calculus-ab 2012 QFR2 View
Let $R$ be the region in the first quadrant bounded by the $x$-axis and the graphs of $y = \ln x$ and $y = 5 - x$, as shown in the figure above.
(a) Find the area of $R$.
(b) Region $R$ is the base of a solid. For the solid, each cross section perpendicular to the $x$-axis is a square. Write, but do not evaluate, an expression involving one or more integrals that gives the volume of the solid.
(c) The horizontal line $y = k$ divides $R$ into two regions of equal area. Write, but do not solve, an equation involving one or more integrals whose solution gives the value of $k$.
ap-calculus-ab 2012 Q2 View
Let $R$ be the region in the first quadrant bounded by the $x$-axis and the graphs of $y = \ln x$ and $y = 5 - x$, as shown in the figure above.
(a) Find the area of $R$.
(b) Region $R$ is the base of a solid. For the solid, each cross section perpendicular to the $x$-axis is a square. Write, but do not evaluate, an expression involving one or more integrals that gives the volume of the solid.
(c) The horizontal line $y = k$ divides $R$ into two regions of equal area. Write, but do not solve, an equation involving one or more integrals whose solution gives the value of $k$.
ap-calculus-ab 2013 Q5 View
Let $f ( x ) = 2 x ^ { 2 } - 6 x + 4$ and $g ( x ) = 4 \cos \left( \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi x \right)$. Let $R$ be the region bounded by the graphs of $f$ and $g$, as shown in the figure above.
(a) Find the area of $R$.
(b) Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression that gives the volume of the solid generated when $R$ is rotated about the horizontal line $y = 4$.
(c) The region $R$ is the base of a solid. For this solid, each cross section perpendicular to the $x$-axis is a square. Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression that gives the volume of the solid.
ap-calculus-ab 2015 Q2 View
Let $f$ and $g$ be the functions defined by $f(x) = 1 + x + e^{x^2 - 2x}$ and $g(x) = x^4 - 6.5x^2 + 6x + 2$. Let $R$ and $S$ be the two regions enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$ shown in the figure above.
(a) Find the sum of the areas of regions $R$ and $S$.
(b) Region $S$ is the base of a solid whose cross sections perpendicular to the $x$-axis are squares. Find the volume of the solid.
(c) Let $h$ be the vertical distance between the graphs of $f$ and $g$ in region $S$. Find the rate at which $h$ changes with respect to $x$ when $x = 1.8$.
ap-calculus-ab 2019 Q5 View
Let $R$ be the region enclosed by the graphs of $g(x) = -2 + 3\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}x\right)$ and $h(x) = 6 - 2(x-1)^2$, the $y$-axis, and the vertical line $x = 2$, as shown in the figure above.
(a) Find the area of $R$.
(b) Region $R$ is the base of a solid. For the solid, at each $x$ the cross section perpendicular to the $x$-axis has area $A(x) = \dfrac{1}{x+3}$. Find the volume of the solid.
(c) Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression that gives the volume of the solid generated when $R$ is rotated about the horizontal line $y = 6$.
ap-calculus-ab 2022 Q2 View
Let $f$ and $g$ be the functions defined by $f(x) = \ln(x+3)$ and $g(x) = x^4 + 2x^3$. The graphs of $f$ and $g$ intersect at $x = -2$ and $x = B$, where $B > 0$.
(a) Find the area of the region enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$.
(b) For $-2 \leq x \leq B$, let $h(x)$ be the vertical distance between the graphs of $f$ and $g$. Is $h$ increasing or decreasing at $x = -0.5$? Give a reason for your answer.
(c) The region enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$ is the base of a solid. Cross sections of the solid taken perpendicular to the $x$-axis are squares. Find the volume of the solid.
(d) A vertical line in the $xy$-plane travels from left to right along the base of the solid described in part (c). The vertical line is moving at a constant rate of 7 units per second. Find the rate of change of the area of the cross section above the vertical line with respect to time when the vertical line is at position $x = -0.5$.
ap-calculus-ab 2024 Q6 View
The functions $f$ and $g$ are defined by $f(x) = x^2 + 2$ and $g(x) = x^2 - 2x$, as shown in the graph.
(a) Let $R$ be the region bounded by the graphs of $f$ and $g$, from $x = 0$ to $x = 2$, as shown in the graph. Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression that gives the area of region $R$.
(b) Let $S$ be the region bounded by the graph of $g$ and the $x$-axis, from $x = 2$ to $x = 5$, as shown in the graph. Region $S$ is the base of a solid. For this solid, at each $x$ the cross section perpendicular to the $x$-axis is a rectangle with height equal to half its base in region $S$. Find the volume of the solid. Show the work that leads to your answer.
(c) Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression that gives the volume of the solid generated when region $S$, as described in part (b), is rotated about the horizontal line $y = 20$.
ap-calculus-ab 2025 Q2 View
The shaded region $R$ is bounded by the graphs of the functions $f$ and $g$, where $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 2 x$ and $g ( x ) = x + \sin ( \pi x )$, as shown in the figure.
(Note: Your calculator should be in radian mode.)
A. Find the area of $R$. Show the setup for your calculations.
B. Region $R$ is the base of a solid. For this solid, at each $x$ the cross section perpendicular to the $x$-axis is a rectangle with height $x$ and base in region $R$. Find the volume of the solid. Show the setup for your calculations.
C. Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression for the volume of the solid generated when the region $R$ is rotated about the horizontal line $y = - 2$.
D. It can be shown that $g ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 1 + \pi \cos ( \pi x )$. Find the value of $x$, for $0 < x < 1$, at which the line tangent to the graph of $f$ is parallel to the line tangent to the graph of $g$.
ap-calculus-bc 2002 Q1 View
Let $f$ and $g$ be the functions given by $f ( x ) = e ^ { x }$ and $g ( x ) = \ln x$.
(a) Find the area of the region enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$ between $x = \frac { 1 } { 2 }$ and $x = 1$.
(b) Find the volume of the solid generated when the region enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$ between $x = \frac { 1 } { 2 }$ and $x = 1$ is revolved about the line $y = 4$.
(c) Let $h$ be the function given by $h ( x ) = f ( x ) - g ( x )$. Find the absolute minimum value of $h ( x )$ on the closed interval $\frac { 1 } { 2 } \leq x \leq 1$, and find the absolute maximum value of $h ( x )$ on the closed interval $\frac { 1 } { 2 } \leq x \leq 1$. Show the analysis that leads to your answers.
ap-calculus-bc 2002 Q3 View
Let $R$ be the region in the first quadrant bounded by the $y$-axis and the graphs of $y = 4x - x^3 + 1$ and $y = \frac{3}{4}x$.
(a) Find the area of $R$.
(b) Find the volume of the solid generated when $R$ is revolved about the $x$-axis.
(c) Write an expression involving one or more integrals that gives the perimeter of $R$. Do not evaluate.
ap-calculus-bc 2003 Q1 View
Let $f$ be the function given by $f(x) = 4x^2 - x^3$, and let $\ell$ be the line $y = 18 - 3x$, where $\ell$ is tangent to the graph of $f$. Let $R$ be the region bounded by the graph of $f$ and the $x$-axis, and let $S$ be the region bounded by the graph of $f$, the line $\ell$, and the $x$-axis.
(a) Show that $\ell$ is tangent to the graph of $y = f(x)$ at the point $x = 3$.
(b) Find the area of $S$.
(c) Find the volume of the solid generated when $R$ is revolved about the $x$-axis.
ap-calculus-bc 2004 Q2 View
Let $f$ and $g$ be the functions given by $f ( x ) = 2 x ( 1 - x )$ and $g ( x ) = 3 ( x - 1 ) \sqrt { x }$ for $0 \leq x \leq 1$. The graphs of $f$ and $g$ are shown in the figure above.
(a) Find the area of the shaded region enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$.
(b) Find the volume of the solid generated when the shaded region enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$ is revolved about the horizontal line $y = 2$.
(c) Let $h$ be the function given by $h ( x ) = k x ( 1 - x )$ for $0 \leq x \leq 1$. For each $k > 0$, the region (not shown) enclosed by the graphs of $h$ and $g$ is the base of a solid with square cross sections perpendicular to the $x$-axis. There is a value of $k$ for which the volume of this solid is equal to 15 . Write, but do not solve, an equation involving an integral expression that could be used to find the value of $k$.
ap-calculus-bc 2005 Q1 View
Let $f$ and $g$ be the functions given by $f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 4 } + \sin ( \pi x )$ and $g ( x ) = 4 ^ { - x }$. Let $R$ be the shaded region in the first quadrant enclosed by the $y$-axis and the graphs of $f$ and $g$, and let $S$ be the shaded region in the first quadrant enclosed by the graphs of $f$ and $g$, as shown in the figure above.
(a) Find the area of $R$.
(b) Find the area of $S$.
(c) Find the volume of the solid generated when $S$ is revolved about the horizontal line $y = - 1$.
ap-calculus-bc 2006 Q1 View
Let $R$ be the shaded region bounded by the graph of $y = \ln x$ and the line $y = x - 2$.
(a) Find the area of $R$.
(b) Find the volume of the solid generated when $R$ is rotated about the horizontal line $y = -3$.
(c) Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression that can be used to find the volume of the solid generated when $R$ is rotated about the $y$-axis.