AP* Calculus AB
Study Guide
Multiple Choice
Compiled by David Paul Ross
*AP and Advanced Placement Programs are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examinations
Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
1
Topics
Limit
Differentiation
Implicit Differentiation
Related Rates
Slope of a Tangent/Normal Line
Equation of a Tangent/Normal Line
Relative/Absolute Extrema
Point of Inflection
Graph Analysis
Position/Velocity/Acceleration
Tangent Approximation
Mean Value Theorem
Integration
Area
Average Value
Volume of Revolution
Differential Equations with an Initial Value
Left/Right Riemann Sums and Trapezoidal Sums (p.359-366)
Cross-Sectional Volume
AntiDerivative
2
Limit
3
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2.
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4.
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6.
7.
8.
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9.
10.
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10
27.
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Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Limit
1. 1969-6-B
2. 1973-23-C
3. 1985-5-D
4. 1985-25-E
5. 1985-37-D
6. 1985-41-E
7. 1988-23-B
8. 1988-29-B
9. 1993-3-D
10. 1993-29-C
11. 1993-37-C
12. 1997-15-B
13. 1997-21-E
14. 1998-12-E
15. 1998-83-B
16. 1969:BC-28-D
17. 1973:BC-37-E
18. 1985:BC-8-C
19. 1985:BC-29-D
20. 1988:BC-10-D
21. 1997:BC-16-B
22. 1997:BC-78-A
23. 2003-6-C
24. 2003-79-D
25. 2008-1-B
26. 2008-5-A
27. 2008-77-C
12
Differentiation
13
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2.
3.
4.
5.
14
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
15
11.
12.
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14.
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18
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19
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33.
20
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37.
21
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22
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23
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24
49.
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Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Differentiation
1. 1969-18-E 32. 1997-2-A
2. 1969-22-E 33. 1997-4-D
3. 1969-24-C 34. 1997-7-D
4. 1969-39-D 35. 1997-19-D
5. 1969-45-D 36. 1997-76-E
6. 1973-4-A 37. 1998-10-D
7. 1973-6-D 38. 1998-15-D
8. 1973-9-A 39. 1998-16-E
9. 1973-18-D 40. 1998-28-E
10. 1985-2-E 41. 2003-1-E
11. 1985-3-A 42. 2003-4-D
12. 1985-6-C 43. 2003-9-A
13. 1985-10-D 44. 2003-27-B
14. 1985-18-C 45. 2008-3-D
15. 1985-20-A 46. 2008-8-E
16. 1985-23-B 47. 2008-12-D
17. 1985-25-E 48. 2008-13-A
18. 1985-42-C 49. 2008-28-A
19. 1988-1-C
20. 1988-6-D
21. 1988-12-B
22. 1988-15-B
23. 1988-18-E
24. 1988-25-B
25. 1993-1-C
26. 1993-8-E
27. 1993-10-D
28. 1993-24-A
29. 1993-25-C
30. 1993-31-E
31. 1993-41-D
26
Implicit Differentiation
27
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2.
3.
4.
28
5.
6.
7.
29
8.
9.
10.
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Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Implicit Differentiation
1. 1969-5-E
2. 1973-40-E
3. 1985-13-A
4. 1988-9-E
5. 1993-4-A
6. 1997-17-A
7. 1998-6-A
8. 1985:BC-9-B
9. 1997:BC-10-B
10. 2008-16-D
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Related Rates
32
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2.
3.
6.
33
4.
5.
34
7.
8.
9.
35
10.
11.
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Related Rates
1. 1969-9-C
2. 1973-26-E
3. 1985-31-C
4. 1988-40-B
5. 1993-34-D
6. 1993-39-D
7. 1997-81-A
8. 1997-86-A
9. 1998-78-B
10. 2003-78-C
11. 2008-88-C
36
Slope of a
Tangent/Normal Line
37
1.
2.
3.
4.
38
5.
6.
7.
8.
39
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Slope of a Tangent/Normal Line
1. 1973-3-B
2. 1985-8-B
3. 1993-16-B
4. 1997-80-A
5. 2003-16-C
6. 2003-19-D
7. 2003-26-B
8. 2008-26-A
40
Equation of a
Tangent/Normal Line
41
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2.
3.
4.
5.
42
6.
7.
8.
43
9.
10.
11.
44
12.
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Equation of a Tangent/Normal Line
1. 1969-20-A
2. 1973-11-B
3. 1985-43-B
4. 1988-11-A
5. 1993-7-B
6. 1997-10-E
7. 1997-12-B
8. 1998-18-B
9. 1998-77-C
10. 1998-87-D
11. 2003-24-C
12. 2003-89-D
45
Relative/Absolute Extrema
46
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
47
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
48
11.
12.
13.
49
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Relative/Absolute Extrema
1. 1969-7-D
2. 1969-19-C
3. 1973-10-C
4. 1973-29-C
5. 1985-16-B
6. 1988-33-A
7. 1993-15-D
8. 1993-44-C
9. 1997-82-B
10. 1997-85-C
11. 1998-89-B
12. 2003-81-D
13. 2008-84-C
50
Point of Inflection
51
1.
2.
3.
4.
6.
52
5.
7.
53
8.
9.
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Point of Inflection
1. 1969-17-B
2. 1993-21-C
3. 1998-1-D
4. 1998-19-C
5. 2003-21-A
6. 2003-87-B
7. 2008-17-C
8. 2008-20-D
9. 2008-80-E
54
Graph Analysis
55
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2.
56
3.
4.
6.
57
5.
7.
58
8.
9.
59
10.
11.
12.
60
13.
14.
15.
19.
61
16.
17.
62
18.
63
20.
22.
64
21.
65
23.
24.
66
25.
26.
67
27.
68
28.
29.
69
30.
31.
32.
70
33.
34.
71
35.
36.
37.
72
38.
40.
73
39.
74
41.
42.
43.
75
44.
45.
76
46.
47.
77
48.
49.
50.
78
51.
53.
79
52.
80
54.
55.
81
56.
82
57.
58.
83
59.
84
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Graph Analysis
1. 1969-16-B 31. 1998-80-B
2. 1969-21-B 32. 1998-81-D
3. 1969-30-E 33. 1998-91-E
4. 1973-45-C 34. 1973-22-B
5. 1985-33-B 35. 1988-4-E
6. 1985-38-C 36. 1997-5-E
7. 1985-39-E 37. 1997-77-D
8. 1988-8-B 38. 2003-7-B
9. 1988-20-C 39. 2003-10-B
10. 1988-27-E 40. 2003-13-A
11. 1988-41-A 41. 2003-15-D
12. 1993-19-E 42. 2003-17-A
13. 1993-23-C 43. 2003-18-A
14. 1993-27-C 44. 2003-20-D
15. 1993-35-E 45. 2003-22-D
16. 1997-8-C 46. 2003-28-E
17. 1997-9-B 47. 2003-88-C
18. 1997-11-E 48. 2003-90-B
19. 1997-22-D 49. 2003-92-D
20. 1997-79-C 50. 2008-6-A
21. 1997-88-E 51. 2008-9-D
22. 1998-4-B 52. 2008-11-B
23. 1998-9-D 53. 2008-14-E
24. 1998-13-B 54. 2008-21-A
25. 1998-17-D 55. 2008-25-B
26. 1998-22-C 56. 2008-27-C
27. 1998-23A 57. 2008-76-B
28. 1998-26-A 58. 2008-78-B
29. 1998-76-A 59. 2008-86-C
30. 1998-79-A
85
Position/Velocity/Acceleration
86
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
87
6.
7.
8.
9.
11.
88
10.
12.
13.
14.
89
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
90
20.
21.
91
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Position/Velocity/Acceleration
1. 1969-35-A
2. 1973-8-B
3. 1973-13-D
4. 1973-28-C
5. 1985-11-B
6. 1985-14-D
7. 1985-28-C
8. 1988-3-A
9. 1988-16-C
10. 1993-11-C
11. 1993-26-D
12. 1997-87-B
13. 1998-14-C
14. 1998-24-D
15. 1985:BC-15-C
16. 2003-25-E
17. 2003-76-C
18. 2003-91-E
19. 2008-7-B
20. 2008-82-B
21. 2008-87-D
92
Tangent Approximation
93
1.
2.
3.
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Tangent Approximation
1. 1969-36-B
2. 1997-14-C
3. 2008-24-B
94
Mean Value Theorem
95
1.
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Mean Value Theorem
1. 1993-18-D
96
Integration
97
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2.
3.
4.
98
5.
6.
7.
8.
99
9.
10.
11.
12.
100
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101
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102
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25.
103
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27.
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29.
104
30.
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34.
105
35.
36.
106
37.
38.
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107
40.
42.
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108
44.
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47.
109
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51.
110
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111
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59.
112
60.
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62.
113
63.
114
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Integration
1. 1969-4-D 22. 1985-30-B 43. 1997-18-C
2. 1969-26-C 23. 1985-32-D 44. 1997-78-D
3. 1969-27-C 24. 1985-40-D 45. 1998-2-B
4. 1969-29-A 25. 1988-5-A 46. 1998-3-C
5. 1969-38-C 26. 1988-7-D 47. 1998-5-E
6. 1969-43-D 27. 1988-10-C 48. 1998-7-E
7. 1973-1-E 28. 1988-13-A 49. 1998-11-A
8. 1973-21-B 29. 1988-14-D 50. 1998-20-A
9. 1973-25-B 30. 1988-17-D 51. 1998-82-E
10. 1973-27-E 31. 1988-19-B 52. 1973-16-C
11. 1973-30-B 32. 1988-26-E 53. 2003-2-D
12. 1973-32-D 33. 1988-28-C 54. 2003-5-D
13. 1973-41-D 34. 1988-39-E 55. 2003-8-B
14. 1985-1-D 35. 1993-14-A 56. 2003-11-C
15. 1985-4-C 36. 1993-17-E 57. 2003-77-C
16. 1985-7-E 37. 1993-28-B 58. 2003-84-A
17. 1985-9-D 38. 1993-32-A 59. 2008-2-D
18. 1985-17-C 39. 1993-38-A 60. 2008-4-B
19. 1985-22-A 40. 1997-1-C 61. 2008-15-C
20. 1985-24-D 41. 1997-3-C 62. 2008-79-B
21. 1985-27-D 42. 1997-6-C 63. 2008-81-E
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Area
116
1.
2.
3.
117
4.
5.
6.
7.
10.
118
11.
8.
12.
119
9.
13.
14.
15.
120
16.
17.
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Area
1. 1969-13-C
2. 1969-23-C
3. 1969-25-A
4. 1973-15-C
5. 1973-17-C
6. 1985-34-A
7. 1988-21-C
8. 1988-34-D
9. 1993-2-B
10. 1993-6-D
11. 1997-16-D
12. 1997-83-C
13. 1998-25-D
14. 1998-92-D
15. 1985:BC-1-D
16. 1993:BC-1-A
17. 2008-81-B
121
Average Value
122
1.
2.
3.
4.
6.
123
5.
7.
8.
124
9.
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Average Value
1. 1969-33-A
2. 1973-34-C
3. 1985-44-A
4. 1988-36-C
5. 1997-20-E
6. 1998-27-A
7. 1988:BC-21-D
8. 1993:BC-39-C
9. 2003-83-A
125
Volume of Revolution
126
1.
2.
3.
127
4.
5.
6.
7.
128
8.
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Volume of Revolution
1. 1973-35-C
2. 1985-45-A
3. 1988-30-A
4. 1988-43-B
5. 1993-20-B
6. 1993-30-C
7. 1997-23-A
8. 1988:BC-29-B
129
Differential Equations
With an
Initial Value
130
1.
2.
3.
131
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Differential Equations with an Initial Value
1. 1973-37-A
2. 1993-33-B
3. 2008-23-E
132
Left/Right Riemann Sums
and Trapezoidal Sums
133
1.
2.
3.
134
4.
135
5.
136
6.
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Left/Right Riemann Sums and Trapezoidal Sums
1. 1973-42-D
2. 1993-36-D
3. 1997-89-B
4. 1998-85-C
5. 2003-85-C
6. 2008-10-C
137
Cross-Sectional Volume
138
1.
2.
3.
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Cross-Sectional Volume
1. 1997-84-C
2. 1998-86-C
3. 2003-86-B
139
Antiderivative
140
1.
2.
Question-Year-Exam Item-Solution
Antiderivative
1. 1997-90-D
2. 1998-88-C
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AP* Calculus AB
Study Guide
Free Response
Compiled by David Paul Ross
*AP and Advanced Placement Programs are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examinations
Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
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Topics
Area and Volume
Slope Field and Differential Equations
Riemann Sums and Trapezoidal Approximation
Average Value
Average Rate of Change
Tangent to a Curve at a Point
Maxima/Minima and Point of Inflection
Solutions
And
Scoring Guidelines
Area and Volume
Slope Field and Differential Equations
Riemann Sums and Trapezoidal Approximation
Average Value
Average Rate of Change
Tangent to a Curve at a Point
Maxima/Minima and Point of Inflection
143
Area and Volume
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Slope Fields
and
Differential Equations
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Riemann Sums
and
Trapezoidal
Approximation
179
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Average Value
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Average Rate
of Change
196
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4. (calculator)
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6. (non-calculator)
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8. (non-calculator)
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9. (calculator)
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Tangent to a Curve
at a Point
and
Tangent Line
Approximation
202
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Maxima/Minima
and
Point of Inflection
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13. (non-calculator)
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14. (non-calculator)
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Solutions
And
Scoring Guidelines
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Area and Volume
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3. (2011B)
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24. (1999)
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25. (1998)
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Slope Fields
and
Differential Equations
249
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3. (2010)
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4. (2010B)
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6. (2007B)
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15. (2002B)
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17. (1998)
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Riemann Sums
and
Trapezoidal
Approximation
266
1. (2010B)
2. (2009)
3. (2009B)
4. (2008)
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6. (2007)
7. (2006)
8. (2006B)
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10. (2004B)
11. (2003)
12. (2003B)
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14. (2001)
15. (1999)
16. (1998)
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Average Value
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2. (2010B)
3. (2009)
4. (2008)
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5. (2006)
6. (2006B)
7. (2005)
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9. (2004)
10. (2004B)
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11. (2003)
12. (2003B)
13. (2001)
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14. (1998)
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Average Rate
of Change
277
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2. (2009B)
3. (2008B)
4. (2007B)
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5. (2006)
6. (2005)
7. (2004)
8. (2003B)
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9. (1998)
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Tangent to a Curve
at a Point
and
Tangent Line
Approximation
281
1. (2011)
2. (2011)
3. (2011B)
282
4. (2010)
5. (2010B)
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6. (2009)
7. (2008)
8. (2008B)
9. (2008B)
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10. (2006)
11. (2006)
12. (2006B)
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13. (2005)
14. (2005B)
15. (2004B)
16. (2003)
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17. (2003B)
18. (2002)
19. (1998)
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20. (1998)
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Maxima/Minima
and
Point of Inflection
289
1. (2010)
2. (2009)
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3. (2009)
4. (2009B)
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5. (2008)
6. (2008)
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7. (2008B)
8. (2008B)
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9. (2007)
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12.(2005)
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