AP Calculus BC Scoring Guide
Unit 3 Progress Check: MCQ
If and is a differentiable function of , which of the following is equivalent to the
1.
derivative of with respect to ?
For which of the following functions is the chain rule an appropriate method to find the derivative with
2.
respect to ?
1.
2.
3.
A I only
B II only
C III only
D I and III only
Let be a differentiable function. If , which of the following gives a correct
3.
process for finding ?
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4. What is the slope of the line tangent to the curve at the point ?
5. If , then
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6.
The point lies on the curve in the -plane given by the equation , where is
a differentiable function of and is a differentiable function of . Selected values of , , , and are
given in the table above. What is the value of at the point ?
B 4
C 5
D 13
7.
The graph of the increasing differentiable function is shown above. Also shown is the line tangent to the
graph of at the point . Let be the inverse of . Which of the following statements about is true?
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Let be the decreasing function defined by , where . If is the
8.
inverse function of , which of the following is a correct expression for ?
9.
The table above gives selected values for a differentiable and increasing function and its derivative. If
for all , which of the following is a correct expression for ?
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10.
11.
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Which of the following methods can be used to find the derivative of with respect to ?
12.
1. Use the quotient rule to differentiate .
2. Use the chain rule to differentiate .
3. Use implicit differentiation to differentiate the function in the relation with respect to .
A I only
B III only
C II and III only
D I, II, and III
13. Which of the following expressions can be differentiated using the product rule?
14. Which of the following requires the use of implicit differentiation to find ?
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15. For which of the following functions would the quotient rule be considered the best method for finding the
derivative?
16. If , then
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17.
The figure above shows the graph of , the derivative of the function . At which of the four indicated
values of is least?
18. Let be a twice-differentiable function such that and . What is the
value of at ?
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D 10
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