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EXAM I
CALCULUS BC
SECTION I PART A
Time-SS minutes
Number of questions-28
A CALCULATOR

MAY NOT BE USED ON THIS PART OF THE EXAMINATION

Directions: Solve each of the following problems , using the available space for scratchwork. After examining
the form of the choices, decide which is the best of the choices given and fill in the box. Do not spend too much
time on any one problem.
In this test:
(1) Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function

f is assumed to be the set of all real numbers

x for which

/(x) is a real number .

(2) The inverse of a trigonometric function/ may be indicated using the inverse function notation

F^-1
or with the

prefix "arc" (e.g., sin ^-1x = arcsin x).

dx
x(3x+1)^-1/2
dx
3
5(3x+1)^-1/2
t
I

1.

-1

dx
intsqrt(3x
+1 =

u=3x

/3

du= 3dx

(A)
(B)

J
2/3
3

,) r(3x+1)^1/2)
I

"(C) 1

'

(D) 2

(E) 6
Ans

D
2.

Which of the following is continuou s at x = O?

I. f (x)

lxl

II. f( x )

e^x

III. f(x)
(A) I only

= ln(e^x - 1)
(B) II only

(C) I and II only

(D) II anciIII only

(E) none

Ans

D
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BC EXAM I Section I Part A

3.

For what value of c will x + c/xhave a relative minimum at x

(B) -2

(A) -4

(C) 2

(D) 4

= -1 ?
(E) None of these

Ans

D
4.

Which of the following could be a solution to the differential equation represented by the slope
field at the right?

= x^2
=sm x

(A) y
(B) y

(C)
(D)

y
y

(E) y

= cos x
= e^x
= In x

Ans

D
5.

The volume of the solid generated by rotating about the x-axis the region enclosed between the
curve y

3x 2 and the line y = 6x is given by

(A)

pi (6x
int -

3x^2)^2dx

0
2

(B)

pi (6x
int -

2 2

3x ) dx

0
2

(C)

36x 2 ) dx

pi (9x^4
int 0
2

(D)

pi (36x^2
int -

9x 4 ) dx

0
2

(E)

pi (6x
int -

3x^2)dx

Ans

D
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6.

BC EXAM I Section I Part A

Suppose the function! is defined so that f(O)

= 11and its derivative, f' , is given by

e^sinx . Which of the following statement are TRUE?

f'(x)=

1. J"(O)

=1

II. The line y

III. If h(x)
/

x + 1 is tangent to the graph off at x

= f(x^3

-1), then his increasing for all real numbers x.

(A) I only

=0. r.----

(B) II only

(C) III only

(D) I and II only

(E) I, II, III

Ans

D
3x2

oo

7.

JI (1 + x^3)^2 dx

(A)

""'\.

(B) 0
1

(C)

(D)

(E) nonexistent
Ans

D
00

8.

The radius of convergence of

2
n=I

(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 0
(E) oo

Ans

D
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BC EXAM! Section I Part A

9.

There is a point between P(l, 0) and Q(e, 1) on the graph of y = In x such that the
tangent to the graph at that point is parallel to the line through points P and Q. The
x-coordinate of this point is
(A) e-1

(B) e

(C) -1
(D) _1_

e - 1

(E)

1 / e+1
Ans

D
10. If 4x^2+ 2.xy+ 3y

9, then the value of dy/dxat the point (2, -1) is

dx

(A)

-1/2

(B)

1/2

(C) 2
(D) -2

(E) none of these

Ans

D
dy/dx= sqrt
, then
x the average rate of change of y with respect to x on the closed
dx
interval [0, 4] is

11. If

(A) 1/16

(B) 1

(C)

(D) sqrt 2

(E) 2

Ans

D
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BC EXAM I Section I Part A

12. A particle moves along the x-axis and its position for time t >=0 0is x(t)
When t = pi, the acceleration of the particle is

cos(2t) + sec t

(A) -6
(B) -5

(C) -4
(D) -3

(E) none of these

Ans

D
13. The region bounded by the x-axis and the part of the graph of y = sin x between x = 0
and x = pi is separated into two regions by the line x = p. If the area of the region
for O <=x <=p exceeds the area of the region for p <=x <=pi by one square unit, then p

(A) arccos

/4

arccos
(B) arccos

/3

(C) pi/4

(D;
(E) 2pi/3

Ans

D
14.

Let/ be the function given by /(x) = lnx. The third-degree Taylor polynomial for
about x = 1 is

(A) (x-1

1
1
3
-1/2
(x-1)2^2+1/6
(x-1)^3

(B)

(C)
1
1
3
(D) (x -1)- 1/3
- l) 2 + 1/3(x-1)^3
-1)
(x-1)^2

(E) (x - 1) - (x -1)^2 + 2(x -1)^3

Ans

D
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BC EXAM I Section I Part A

15. If h(x) = [f(x)]^2 + f(x)g(x),

f'(x)

= g(x) and g'(x) = - f(x),

Multiple-Choice

then h'(x) =

(A) f(x)g(x)
(B) 2/(x)-

f(x)g(x)

(C) [f(x) + g(x)

]^2

g(x) ]2

(D) [f(x)-

(E) [g(x)]^2+2g(x)f(x)-[f(x)]

Ans

D
16. Which of the following integrals gives the length of the graph of y = Arc sin x/2between
2

(A)

a and x

b, where O < a

1-- sqrt -41 x 2

int
sqrt

sqrt
I
4-x

int 1sqrt
a

1 2
4 - x

(B) int
a

(C)

(D) int1 +

sqrt
a

1 2

pi
< b < /2

dx

dx

dx

dx

4 - x

(E) int [I + 4 _' ^2 ] dx

a

Ans

D
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BC EXAM I Section I Part A

17 If Y is a function of

y/2<

such that dy/dx

> 0 for all X and d
< 0 for all X, which of the
dx
dx
following could be part of the graph of y = f (x)?
X

(A)

(B)

(D)

(E)

(C)

Ans

D
intx 2 1+ x

18.

dx

(A) 1/2arctan ( x + 1/2)

) + C

2)

(D)

lnx| +x 1 I + c

(B) lnx^2 +

x +

(E) None of these.

Ans

D
19. If

J(x)

= x 2e^-2x,

(A) 0 <x< 1

then

is increasing for all x such that

(C) 0 <x < 2

(D) x < 0

(E) x >0

Ans

D
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BC EXAM I Section I Part A

Multiple -Choice

summation
(-1_^n

20.

n LJ0

n!

is the Taylor series about x = O for which of the following functions?

(A) sinx
(B) cosx

(C) e^x
(D) e^-x
(E) ln(l + x)

Ans

D
e-1

Jf(x)

21. Evaluate

sec^2x for x <=0

dx if f(x) =

{ --

-pi/4

x +I

for x > 0

(A) 0
(B) 1

(C) 2
(D) e
(E)

pi
Ans

D
22. lim

(1 +

2/x)^cot x

x approaches 0

(B) e

(C)

sqrt e

(D) 2e

(E) e2

Ans

D
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23 The area of the closed region bounded by the polar graph of r

2pi

(A)

J sqrt (1+
cos8

= Sqrt+(1+
cos theta)
is given by
2 pi

pi

d theta

(B)

Jsqrt+(1+
cos8 d theta

(C) 2

int
(1 + cos8) d theta
0

pi

(D)

BC EXAM I Section I Part A

pi

J (1 + cos8) d theta

J sqrt (1+
cos8

(E) 2

d theta

Ans

D
24.

lim [ (3 + h)^5 - 3^5] is

h approaches 09h

(A) 0
(B) 1

(C) 45
(D) 405
(E) nonexistent

Ans

D
x

f(x)

25.

A function!

4
k

7
9

9
11

is continuous on the closed interval [O, 9] and has values given in the table above.
9

The trapezoidal approximation for intf(t)dt

from
found
0 to
with93 subintervals, indicated by the data in the
table, is 57. What is the value of k?

(A) 9
(B) 7

(C) 6
(D) 5
(E) 2

Ans

D
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Multiple-Choice

BC EXAM I Section I Part A

26.

f x (sqrt(1
- x 2 dx

(1 x^2)^3/2)
(A)

x^2(1- x^2)^3/2

(D) /

x^2(1-x^2)^3/2 + C

+ C

(C)

(E)

(1-x^2)^3/2

+C

Ans

D
27. Suppose a continuous function f and its derivative f' have values as given in the following
table. Given that f(l) = 2, use Euler's method to approximate the value of f(2).
1.0
0.4
2.0

x
f'(x)
f(x)

1.5
0.6

2.0
0 .8

(B) 2.3

(A) 2.1

(C) 2.5

(D) 2.7

(E) 2.9

Ans

D
28.

2
. tot he differential
1equat10n
equation
dy
h
. he so 1ut10n
Which of the followmg 1st
1
dy/dx
= y , w ere

y(-1) = 1?

(A) y =

1/x
for x fo
O

(B) y = (C) y

1/x
for fo
O
x<

= -1/x
x o for
for

>

(D) y =

1/x
for x fo
0

(E) y =

1/x
for x < 0

>

Ans

D
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