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AP Calculus B: Practice Exam- 2015

1. At time t 0, a particle moving in the xy-plane has velocity vector given by v (t ) = t 2 ,5t . What is the
acceleration vector of the particle at time t = 3?
(A) 9,

2.

xe

45
2

x2

(A)

(B) 6,5

(C) 2,0

(D)

306

(E)

61

dx =
1 x2
e +C
2

(B) e x + C

(C) xe x + C

(D)

1 2x
e +C
2

(E) e2x + C

sin x cos x
is
x0
x

3. lim

(A) 1

(B) 0

(C) 1

(D)

(E) nonexistent

en
. If the ratio test is applied to the series, which of the following inequalities results,

n =1 n !
implying that the series converges?

4. Consider the series

(A) lim
n

e
<1
n!

n!
<1
n e

(B) lim

n +1
<1
n e

(C) lim

e
<1
n n + 1

(D) lim
(E) lim
n

e
<1
( n + 1)!

( )

5. Which of the following gives the length of the path described by the parametric equations x = sin t 3 and

y = e5t from t = 0 to t = ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

sin 2 (t 3 ) + e10t dt
cos 2 (t 3 ) + e10t dt
9t 4 cos 2 (t 3 ) + 25e10t dt
3t 2 cos (t 3 ) + 5e5t dt
cos2 (3t 2 ) + e10t dt

 x2 4

f ( x) = x 2
1

if x 2
if x = 2

6. Let f be the function defined above. Which of the following statements about f are true?
I. f has a limit at x = 2.
II. f is continuous at x = 2.
III. f is differentiable at x = 2.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I, II, and III

dy
= 2 x + y, what is the approximation for y ( 2 ) if Eulers method is used with a
dx
step size of 0.5, starting at x = 1?

7. Given that y (1) = 3 and

(A) 5

(B) 4.25

(C) 4

(D) 3.75

(E) 3.5

13

f ( x)

8. The function f is continuous on the closed interval [2, 13] and has values as shown in the table above.
Using the intervals [2, 3], [3, 5], [5, 8], and [8, 13], what is the approximation of

13
2

f ( x ) dx obtained

from a left Riemann sum?

(A) 6

(B) 14

(C) 28

(D) 32

(E) 50

1
O

Graph of f

9. The graph of the piecewise linear function f is shown in the figure above. If g ( x ) =
the following values is greatest?
(A) g ( 3)

(B) g ( 2 )

(C) g ( 0 )

(D) g (1)

(E) g ( 2 )

x
2

f (t ) dt , which of

10. In the xy -plane, what is the slope of the line tangent to the graph of x 2 + xy + y 2 = 7 at the point ( 2, 1) ?
(A)

4
3

(B)

5
4

(C) 1

(D)

4
5

(E)

3
4

11. Let R be the region between the graph of y = e 2 x and the x-axis for x 3. The area of R is
(A)

1
2e 6

(B)

1
e6

(C)

2
e6

(D)

2e 6

(E) infinite

12. Which of the following series converges for all real numbers x ?

xn

n =1 n
n
x
(B) 2
n =1 n
n
x
(C)
(A)

(D)

13.

n =1 n !

n!xn
n
n =1 e

(E)

n =1 n
n n
ex

x2 + 1
dx =
x

(A)

e2 1
2

(B)

e2 + 2
e2 + 1
(C)
2
2

(D)

e2 1
e2

(E)

2e2 8e + 6
3e

f "( x )

14. The polynomial function f has selected values of its second derivative f " given in the table above. Which
of the following statements must be true?
(A) f is increasing on the interval ( 0, 2 ) .
(B) f is decreasing on the interval ( 0, 2 ) .
(C) f has a local maximum at x = 1.
(D) The graph of f has a point of inflection at x = 1.
(E) The graph of f changes concavity in the interval ( 0, 2 ) .

15. If f ( x ) = ( ln x ) , then f "

2

(A)

1
e

(B)

2
e

( e) =
(C)

1
2 e

(D)

1
e

(E)

2
e

16. What are all values of x for which the series

2 converges?
n =1 x + 1

(A) 1 < x < 1

(B) x > 1 only
(C) x 1 only
(D) x < 1 and x > 1 only
(E) x 1 and x 1

17. Let h be a differentiable function, and let f be the function defined by f ( x ) = h x2 3 . Which of the
following is equal to f ' ( 2 ) ?
(A) h ' (1)

(B) 4h ' (1)

(C) 4h ' ( 2 )

(D) h ' ( 4 )

(E) 4h ' ( 4 )

18. In the xy -plane, the line x + y = k , where k is a constant, is tangent to the graph of y = x 2 + 3x + 1. What is
the value of k ?

19.

(C) 1

(B) 2

(A) 3

7x

( 2x 3)( x + 2) dx =
(A)

3
ln 2 x 3 + 2ln x + 2 + C
2

(B) 3ln 2 x 3 + 2ln x + 2 + C

(C) 3ln 2 x 3 2ln x + 2 + C
(D)

(E)

6
2

( 2 x 3)
3

( 2 x 3)

2
2

+C

+C

( x + 2)
2

( x + 2)

(D) 0

(E) 1

( ln 2 )
20. What is the sum of the series 1 + ln 2 +
2!

( ln 2 )
+ +

+ ?

n!

(A) ln 2
(B) ln (1 + ln 2 )
(C) 2
(D) e 2
(E) The series diverges.

x (t )
2
1
O

t
1

1
2

21. A particle moves along a straight line. The graph of the particles position x (t ) at time t is shown above for
0 < t < 6. The graph has horizontal tangents at t = 1 and t = 5 and a point of inflection at t = 2. For what
values of t is the velocity of the particle increasing?
(A) 0 < t < 2
(B) 1 < t < 5
(C) 2 < t < 6
(D) 3 < t < 5 only
(E) 1 < t < 2 and 5 < t < 6

f ( x)

f '( x)

g ( x)

g '( x)

22. The table above gives values of f , f ', g and g ' for selected values of x. If

1
0

f ' ( x ) g ( x ) dx = 5, then

f ( x ) g ' ( x ) dx =
0

(A) 14

23. If

(B) 13

(C) 2

(D) 7

(E) 15

f ( x ) = x sin ( 2x ) , which of the following is the Taylor series for f about x = 0?

x3 x5 x 7
+ +
2! 4! 6!
4 x3 16 x5 64 x7
(B) x
+

+
2!
4!
6!
8 x3 32 x5 128 x7
(C) 2 x
+

+
3!
5!
7!
2 x 4 2 x 6 2 x8
(D) 2 x 2
+

+
3!
5!
7!
8 x 4 32 x6 128 x8
(E) 2 x 2
+

+
3!
5!
7!
(A) x

P (t )
200

100

24. Which of the following differential equations for a population P could model the logistic growth
shown in the figure above?
(A)

dP
= 0.2 P 0.001P 2
dt

(B)

dP
= 0.1P 0.001P 2
dt

(C)

dP
= 0.2 P 2 0.001P
dt

(D)

dP
= 0.1P 2 0.001P
dt

(E)

dP
= 0.1P 2 + 0.001P
dt

cx + d
f ( x) = 2
x cx

for x 2
for x > 2

25. Let f be the function defined above, where c and d are constants. If f is differentiable at x = 2, what is
the value of c + d ?
(A) 4

(B) 2

(C) 0

(D) 2

(E) 4

26. Which of the following expressions gives the total area enclosed by the polar curve r = sin 2
shown in the figure above?
(A)

1 2
sin d
2 0

(B)

(C)

1 4
sin d
2 0

(D)

sin 2 d

sin 4 d

(E) 2 sin 4 d
0

27. Which of the following could be the slope field for the differential equation
2

dy
= y 2 1?
dx

x
2

(A)

(B)

x
2

(C)

x
2

(D)

2 y

(E)

28. In the xy -plane, a particle moves along the parabola y = x 2 x with a constant speed of 2 10 units per
dx
dy
second. If
when the particle is at the point ( 2, 2 ) ?
> 0, what is the value of
dt
dt
(A)

2
3

(B)

2 10
3

(C) 3

(D) 6

(E) 6 10

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y = f '( x)

x
a

76. The graph of f ', the derivative of a function f , is shown above. The domain of f is the open interval
0 < x < d . Which of the following statements is true?
(A) f has a local minimum at x = c.
(B) f has a local maximum at x = b.
(C) The graph of f has a point of inflection at ( a, f ( a )) .
(D) The graph of f has a point of inflection at ( b, f ( b ) ) .
(E) The graph of f is concave up on the open interval ( c, d ) .

t
cubic meters per minute, where t is measured in
t +1
minutes. How much water is pumped from time t = 0 to t = 5?

77. Water is pumped out of a lake at the rate R (t ) = 12

(A) 9.439 cubic meters

(B) 10.954 cubic meters
(C) 43.816 cubic meters
(D) 47.193 cubic meters
(E) 54.772 cubic meters

(2,1)

(3,1)
1

x
1

Graph of f

78. The graph of a function f is shown above. For which of the following values of c does lim f ( x ) = 1?
x c

(A) 0 only
(B) 0 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 0 only
(D) 2 and 3 only
(E) 2, 0, and 3

79. Let f be a positive, continuous, decreasing function such that an = f ( n ) . If

of the following must be true?
(A) lim an = k
n
n

(B)

f ( x ) dx = k

(C)

(D)

(E)

f ( x ) dx diverges.
f ( x ) dx converges.
f ( x ) dx = k

a
n =1

converges to k , which

( )

80. The derivative of the function f is given by f ' ( x ) = x2 cos x2 . How many points of inflection does the
graph of f have on the open interval ( 2, 2 ) ?
(A) One

(B) Two

(C) Three

(D) Four

(E) Five

81. Let f and g be continuous functions for a x b. If a < c < b,

g ( x ) dx = R, and g ( x ) dx = S , then ( f ( x ) g ( x )) dx = ?
b

(A) P Q + R S
(B) P Q R + S
(C) P Q R S
(D) P + Q R S
(E) P + Q R + S

f ( x ) dx = P, f ( x ) dx = Q,

82. If

a
n =1

(A)

diverges and 0 an bn for all n, which of the following statements must be true?

( 1)

an converges.

bn converges.

bn diverges.

n =1

(B)

( 1)
n =1

(C)

( 1)
n =1

(D)

converges.

diverges.

n =1

(E)

b
n =1

83. What is the area enclosed by the curves y = x3 8x 2 + 18x 5 and y = x + 5?

(A) 10.667

(B) 11.833

(C) 14.583

(D) 21.333

(E) 32

84. Let f be a function with f (3) = 2, f ' (3) = 1, f "(3) = 6, and f ''' (3) = 12. Which of the following is the
third-degree Taylor polynomial for f about x = 3?
(A) 2 ( x 3) + 3 ( x 3) + 2 ( x 3)
2

(B) 2 ( x 3) + 3 ( x 3) + 4 ( x 3)
2

(C) 2 ( x 3) + 6 ( x 3) + 12 ( x 3)
2

(D) 2 x + 3x 2 + 2 x3
(E) 2 x + 6 x 2 + 12 x3

85. A particle moves on the x-axis with velocity given by v (t ) = 3t 4 11t 2 + 9t 2 for 3 t 3. How many
times does the particle change direction as t increases from 3 to 3?
(A) Zero

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) Four

86. On the graph of y = f ( x ) , the slope at any point ( x, y ) is twice the value of x. If f ( 2 ) = 3, what is the
value of f (3) ?
(A) 6

(B) 7

(C) 8

(D) 9

(E) 10

87. An object traveling in a straight line has position x (t ) at time t. If the initial position is x ( 0 ) = 2 and the
velocity of the object is v (t ) = 3 1 + t 2 , what is the position of the object at time t = 3?
(A) 0.431

(B) 2.154

(C) 4.512

(D) 6.512

(E) 17.408

88. For all values of x, the continuous function f is positive and decreasing. Let g be the function given by
x

g ( x ) = f (t ) dt. Which of the following could be a table of values for g ?

2

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

g ( x)

g ( x)

g ( x)

g ( x)

g ( x)

89. The function f is continuous for 2 x 2 and f ( 2) = f ( 2) = 0. If there is no c, where 2 < c < 2, for
which f ' ( c ) = 0, which of the following statements must be true?
(A) For 2 < k < 2, f ' ( k ) > 0.
(B) For 2 < k < 2, f ' ( k ) < 0.
(C) For 2 < k < 2, f ' ( k ) exists.
(D) For 2 < k < 2, f ' ( k ) exists, but f ' is not continuous.
(E) For some k , where 2 < k < 2, f ' ( k ) does not exist.

f ( x)

g ( x)

f '( x)

g '( x)

0.5

90. The table above gives values of the differentiable functions f and g and of their derivatives f ' and g ', at
selected values of x. If h ( x ) = f ( g ( x )) , what is the slope of the graph of h at x = 2?
(A) -10

(B) -6

(C) 5

91. Let f be the function given by f ( x ) =

does f attain a relative maximum?

(D) 6

x
1/ 3

(E) 10

1
1
cos 2 dt for x 1. At which of the following values of x
3
t

(A) 0.357 and 0.798 (B) 0.4 and 0.564

(C) 0.4 only (D) 0.461

(E) 0.999

y = f ( x)
1
O

y = g ( x)

92. The figure above shows the graphs of the functions f and g . The graphs of the lines tangent to the graph of
g at x = 3 and x = 1 are also shown. If B ( x ) = g ( f ( x )) , what is B ' ( 3) ?

(A)

1
2

(B)

1
6

(C)

1
6

(D)

1
3

(E)

1
2