AP CALCULUS BC Scoring Guide

FRQ No. 18 Practice Qs for EOT2

Let h be a function having derivatives of all orders for x > 0. Selected values of h and its first four derivatives are
indicated in the table above. The function h and these four derivative are increasing on the interval 1 ≤ x ≤ 3.

1. Use the Lagrange error bound to show that the third-degree polynomial for h about x = 2 approximates h(1.9) with
error less than 3 ⨯10-4.

Part C

The response can earn up to 2 points:

1 point: For form of Lagrange error estimate

1 point: For reasoning

The fourth derivative of h is increasing on the interval

0 1 2

The response can earn up to 2 points:

1 point: For form of Lagrange error estimate

1 point: For reasoning

The fourth derivative of h is increasing on the interval

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2. NO CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED FOR THIS QUESTION.

Show all of your work, even though the question may not explicitly remind you to do so. Clearly label any
functions, graphs, tables, or other objects that you use. Justifications require that you give mathematical reasons,
and that you verify the needed conditions under which relevant theorems, properties, definitions, or tests are
applied. Your work will be scored on the correctness and completeness of your methods as well as your answers.
Answers without supporting work will usually not receive credit.

Unless otherwise specified, answers (numeric or algebraic) need not be simplified. If your answer is given as a
decimal approximation, it should be correct to three places after the decimal point.

Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function is assumed to be the set of all real numbers for which
is a real number.

Consider the series , where is a constant and .

(a) For and , does the series converge absolutely, converge conditionally, or diverge? Explain your
reasoning.

(b) For and , does the series converge absolutely, converge conditionally, or diverge? Explain your
reasoning.

(c) When , for what values of does the series converge? Explain your reasoning.

(d) When and , the series converges to a value . Use the first two terms of the series to
approximate . Use the alternating series error bound to show that this approximation differs from by less than
.

Part A

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples to score the response.

The first point is earned for a reference to with or without sigma notation.

To earn the second point, a correct response must contain at least two of the following: identification of as a

-series, identification of and

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0 1 2

The student response accurately includes both of the criteria below.

considers

converges absolutely with explanation

Solution:

The series with and is

is a -series with which converges.

Therefore, the series converges absolutely.

Part B

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples and to score the response.

The second point is earned with the conclusion of conditional convergence and by showing the convergence of

and the divergence of A response that identifies as the alternating harmonic

series, which converges conditionally, also earns the second point.

0 1 2

The student response accurately includes both of the criteria below.

considers

converges conditionally with explanation

Solution:

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The series with and is

converges by the alternating series test.

is the harmonic series, which diverges.

Therefore, the series converges conditionally.

Part C

Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples and to score the response.

The second point is earned for the conclusion that is a -series which converges when A response that

indicates that without referencing a -series does not earn the second point.

0 1 2

The student response accurately includes both of the criteria below.

considers

answer with explanation

Solution:

The series with is

is a -series, which converges if and only if

Therefore, the series converges for

Part D

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Select a point value to view scoring criteria, solutions, and/or examples to score the response.

Simplification is not required to earn the first point.

The second point is earned for evidence of using the third term of the series. Note that an unsupported does not
earn the second point.

The third point is earned by connecting the value explicitly and correctly to the error.

0 1 2 3

The student response accurately includes all three of the criteria below.

approximation
uses third term of series
error bound

Solution:

The series with and is

Using two terms,

is an alternating series with terms that decrease in magnitude to

By the alternating series error bound, the approximation has absolute error bounded by the magnitude of the
third term,

Therefore,

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