AP* Calculus AB Exam

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 CALCULUS AB

SECTION I, Part A

Time—55 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 corresponding oval on the answer
sheet. No credit will be given for anything written in the test book. Do not spend too much time on any one problem.

In this test: Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function f is assumed to be the set of all real numbers x for
which f(x) is a real number.

5x 2 − 3x + 1
1. lim is
x →∞ 4 x 2 + 2 x + 5

4 3 5
( A) 0 ( B) ( C) ( D) ( E) ∞
5 11 4

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2.
∫( )
e 3ln x + e 3 x dx =

e 3x
( A) 3 + +C
3
x4
( B) + 3e 3 x + C
4
4
ex
( C) + 3e 3 x + C
4
4
ex e3x
( D) + +C
4 3
x4 e 3x
( E) + +C
4 3
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 x5 − x + 2
3. If f ( x ) = , find f ' ( x ) .
x3 + 7

( A)
( 5 x 4 − 1)
( 3x 2 )
( B)
( 5 x 4 − 1) − ( 3 x 2 )
( x3 + 7 )
( C)
( x 3 + 7 ) ( 5 x 4 − 1) − ( x 5 − x + 2 ) ( 3 x 2 )
( x3 + 7 )
( D)
( x 5 − x + 2 ) ( 3 x 2 ) − ( x 3 + 7 ) ( 5 x 4 − 1)
( x3 + 7 )
2

( E)
( x 3 + 7 ) ( 5 x 4 − 1) − ( x 5 − x + 2 ) ( 3 x 2 )
( x3 + 7 )
2

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4. The tangent line to the curve y = x 3 − 4 x + 8 at the point ( 2,8 ) has an x-intercept at

( A ) ( −1,0 ) ( B ) ( 1,0 ) ( C ) ( 0, −8 ) ( D ) ( 0,8 ) ( E ) ( 8,0 )

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dy
5. If = 3 y cos x , and y = 8 when x = 0, then y =
dx

y2 y2
( A ) 8e 3sin x ( B ) 8e 3cos x ( C ) 8e 3sin x + 3 ( D) 3 cos x + 8 ( E) 3 sin x + 8
2 2

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∫
2
6. xe x dx =
−1

e e
( A) − e ( B) − ( C) 0 ( D) ( E) e
2 2

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7. The acceleration of a particle moving along the x-axis at time t is given by a ( t ) = 4t − 12. If the velocity is 10
when t = 0 and the position is 4 when t = 0, then the particle is changing direction at

( A) t =1
( B) t=3
( C) t=5
( D) t = 1 and t = 5
( E) t = 1 and t = 3 and t = 5

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8. If f ( x ) = ln ( ln ( 1 − x ) ) , then f ' ( x ) =

1
( A) −
ln ( 1 − x )
1
( B)
( 1 − x ) ln ( 1 − x )
1
( C)
( 1 − x) 2
1
( D) −
( 1 − x ) ln ( 1 − x )
1
( E) −
( 1 − x) 2
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  x2 − 16
 ; x≠4
9. Find k so that f ( x ) =  x − 4 is continuous for all x.
k ; x = 4


( A) All real values of k make f ( x ) continuous for all x.

( B) 0
( C) 16
( D) 8
( E) There is no real value of k that makes f ( x ) continuous for all x.

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4 4
1 1
5  + h  − 5  
2 2
10. Evaluate lim     .
h →0 h

5
( A)
2
5
( B)
16
( C) 40
( D ) 160
( E ) The limit does not exist.

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11. If f is continuous for a ≤ x ≤ b , then at any point x = c , where a < c < b , which of the following must be true?

f ( b) − f ( a)
( A) f ( c) =
b−a
( B) f ( a) = f ( b)
( C) f ( c) = 0
b
( D)
∫ a
f ( x ) dx = f ( c )

( E ) lim f ( x ) = f ( c )
x →c

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12. The function f is given by f ( x ) = x4 + 4 x 3 . On which of the following intervals is f decreasing?

( A ) ( −3,0 ) ( B ) ( 0, ∞ ) ( C ) ( −3, ∞ ) ( D ) ( −∞ , −3 ) ( E ) ( −∞ ,0 )

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2
13. The average value of the function f ( x ) = ( x − 1) on the interval from x = 1 to x = 5 is

16 16 64 66 256
( A) − ( B) ( C) ( D) ( E)
3 3 3 3 3

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100 100 50
14. If
∫
30
f ( x ) dx = A and
∫ 50
f ( x ) dx = B, then
∫30
f ( x ) dx =

( A) A + B ( B) A − B ( C) 0 ( D) B − A ( E ) 20

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15. If the region enclosed by the y -axis, the curve y = 4 x , and the line y = 8 is revolved about the x-axis, the
volume of the solid generated is

32π 128 128π

( A) ( B ) 128π ( C) ( D ) 128 ( E)
3 3 3

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 x 2 + 5 if x < 2
16. If f ( x ) =  , for all real numbers x , which of the following must be true?
7 x − 5 if x ≥ 2
I. f ( x ) is continuous everywhere.
II. f ( x ) is differentiable everywhere.
III. f ( x ) has a local minimum at x = 2.

( A ) I only ( B ) I and II only ( C ) II and III only ( D ) I and III only ( E ) I, II, and III

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17. Find a positive value c , for x , that satisfies the conclusion of the Mean Value Theorem for Derivatives for
f ( x ) = 3 x 2 − 5 x + 1 on the interval [ 2, 5] .

( A) 1
13
( B)
6
11
( C)
6
23
( D)
6
7
( E)
2

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18. Find the slope of the normal line to y = x + cos xy at ( 0,1) .

( A) 1
( B) −1
( C) 0
( D) 2
( E) Undefined

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1
19.
∫ 0
sin −1 ( x ) dx =

π +2 π −2 π π
( A) 0 ( B) ( C) ( D) ( E) −
2 2 2 2

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20. The average value of f ( x ) = x ln x on the interval [ 1, e ] is

e2 + 1 e2 + 1 e +1 e2 + 1 3e 2 + 1
( A) ( B) ( C) ( D) ( E)
4 4 ( e + 1) 4 4 ( e − 1) 4 ( e − 1)

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21. The function f ( x ) = 4 x 3 − 8 x 2 + 1 on the interval [ −1,1] has an absolute minimum at x =

4
( A ) − 11 ( B) − 1 ( C) 0 ( D) 1 ( E)
3

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22. If f and g are differentiable functions and h ( x ) = f ( x ) e g( x ) , then h ' ( x ) =

( A ) f ' ( x ) e g '( x )
( B ) f ' ( x ) e g ( x ) + f ( x ) e g '( x )
( C ) e g( x )  f ' ( x ) + f ( x ) g ' ( x ) 
( D ) e g( x )  f ' ( x ) + 1
( E ) e g( x )  f ' ( x ) + g ' ( x ) 

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e2 2

∫
 1 
23.  x+  dx =
e  x

e4
( A) + 2e 2 + 2
2
e2
( B) + 2e + 1
2
( C) e 4 + 2e 2 + e
e 4 3e 2
( D) + − 2e + 1
2 2
e4
( E) + e2 + e
2

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 5x

∫
d
24. cos t dt =
dx 2x

( A) 5 cos 5 x − 2 cos 2 x
( B) 5 sin 5 x − 2 sin 2 x
( C) cos 5 x − cos 2 x
( D) sin 5 x − sin 2 x
1 1
( E) cos 5 x − sin 2 x
5 2

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dy
25. If x 2 − 2 xy + 3 y 2 = 8, then =
dx

8 + 2 y − 2x
( A)
6 y − 2x
3y − x
( B)
y−x
2x − 2 y
( C)
6y − 2x
1
( D)
3
y−x
( E)
3y − x

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26. Find the area of the region bounded by the parabolas y = x 2 and y = 6 x − x 2 .

( A) 9 ( B ) 27 ( C) 6 ( D) − 9 ( E ) − 18

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27. Given f and g are differentiable functions and

f ( a ) = −4, g ( a ) = c , g ( c ) = 10, f ( c ) = 15
f ' ( a ) = 8, g ' ( a ) = b , g ' ( c ) = 5, f ' ( c ) = 6

If h ( x ) = f ( g ( x ) ) , find h ' ( a )

( A ) 6b ( B ) 8b ( C ) − 4b ( D ) 80 ( E ) 15b

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28. The graph of f ( x ) = 11 + x 2 has a point of inflection at

( A) ( 0, 11 )
( B) ( − 11,0 )
( C) ( 0, − 11 )
 11 33 
( D)  , 
 2 2 
( E) There is no point of inflection.

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END OF PART A SECTION I
IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON PART A ONLY.

DO NOT GO ON TO PART B UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

 CALCULUS AB

SECTION I, Part B

Time—50 Minutes

Number of questions—17

A GRAPHING CALCULATOR IS REQUIRED FOR SOME QUESTIONS 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 corresponding oval on the answer
sheet. No credit will be given for anything written in the test book. Do not spend too much time on any one problem.

In this test:

1. The exact numerical value of the correct answer does not always appear among the choices given. When this
happens, select from among the choices the number that best approximates the exact numerical value.

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

75. A force of 250 N is required to stretch a spring 5 m from rest. Using Hooke's law, F = kx , how much work,
in Joules, is required to stretch the spring 7 m from rest?

( A ) 14.286 ( B ) 71.429 ( C ) 245 ( D ) 490 ( E ) 1225

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76. The side of a square is increasing at a constant rate of 0.4 cm / sec. In terms of the perimeter, P , what is the
rate of change of the area of the square, in cm 2 / sec ?

( A ) 0.05P ( B ) 0.2 P ( C ) 0.4 P ( D ) 6.4 P ( E ) 51.2 P

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77. A function f is defined as f ( x ) = x 2 + 2 x + 8. Over the interval [ 0,1] , find the area beneath the curve
using a left Riemann Sum with n = 4 subintervals.

( A ) 9.719 ( B ) 9.333 ( C ) 9.329 ( D ) 8.969 ( E ) 8.833

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78. Let f be the function given by f ( x ) = 3 x . For what value of x is the slope of the line tangent to the curve at
( x, f ( x ) ) equal to 1?

( A ) 1.099 ( B ) .086 ( C) 0 ( D ) − .086 ( E ) − 1.099

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79. A 20 foot ladder slides down a wall at 5 ft / sec. At what speed is the bottom sliding out when the top is 10
feet from the floor ( in ft / sec ) ?

( A ) 0.346 ( B ) 2.887 ( C ) 0.224 ( D ) 5.774 ( E ) 4.472

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80. The graph of y = 5x4 − x5 has an inflection point ( or points ) at

( A) x = 0 only
( B) x = 3 only
( C) x = 0, 3
( D) x = −3 only
( E) x = 0, −3

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81. The second derivative of a function f is given by f '' ( x ) = x 2 sin x − 1. How many points of inflection does f
have on the interval ( −10,10 ) ?

( A ) Zero ( B ) One ( C ) Three ( D ) Five ( E ) Seven

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82. Let R be the region in the first quadrant between the graphs of y = e − x , y = sin x , and the y-axis. The
volume of the solid that results when R is revolved about the x-axis is

( A ) − 0.888 ( B ) − 0.869 ( C ) 0.277 ( D ) 0.869 ( E ) 0.888

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 π
tan −1 ( 1 + h ) −
83. lim 4 =
h →0 h

4 16 1
( A) 2 ( B) ( C) ( D) ( E ) Nonexistent
4 +π 2 16 + π 2 2

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84. The rate that an object cools is directly proportional to the difference between its temperature ( in Kelvins ) at
that time and the surrounding temperature ( in Kelvins ) . If an object is initially at 35K , and the surrounding
temperature remains constant at 10K , it takes 5 minutes for the object to cool to 25K. How long will it take
for the object to cool to 20K ?

( A ) 6.66 min. ( B ) 7.50 min. ( C ) 7.52 min. ( D ) 8.97 min. ( E ) 10.00 min.

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∫
π 
85. Let f ( x ) = cot x dx; 0 < x < π . If f   = 1, then f ( 1) =
6

( A ) − 1.861 ( B ) − 0.480 ( C ) 0.134 ( D ) 0.524 ( E ) 1.521

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86. What is the trapezoidal approximation of
∫0
e x dx using n = 4 subintervals?

( A ) 6.407 ( B ) 13.565 ( C ) 19.972 ( D ) 27.879 ( E ) 34.944

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87. Use differentials to approximate the change in the volume of a sphere when the radius is increased from 10
to 10.02 cm.

( A ) 4213.973 ( B ) 1261.669 ( C ) 1256.637 ( D ) 25.233 ( E ) 25.133

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d2 y
88. Given x 2 y + x 2 = y 2 + 1, find at ( 1,1) .
dx 2

( A ) 36 ( B ) 12 ( C) − 4 ( D ) − 12 ( E ) − 36

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89. The height of a mass hanging from a spring at time t seconds, where t > 0, is given by h ( t ) = 12 − 4 cos ( 2t ) . In
the first two seconds, how many times is the velocity of the mass equal to 0 ?

( A) 0 ( B) 1 ( C) 2 ( D) 3 ( E) 4

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90. The minimum value of the function y = x 3 − 7 x + 11, x ≥ 0, is approximately

( A ) 18.128 ( B ) 9.283 ( C ) 6.698 ( D ) 5.513 ( E ) 3.872

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 ax 4 + 5x , x ≤ 2
91. If f ( x ) is continuous and differentiable and f ( x ) =  2 , then b =
bx − 3x , x > 2

( A) 0.5
( B) 0
( C) 2
( D) 6
( E) There is no value of b.

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END OF SECTION I
IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON PART B ONLY.

DO NOT GO ON TO SECTION II UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

 Quick Solutions to Section I
Part A
1. D 8. D 15. B 22. C
2. E 9. D 16. A 23. D
3. E 10. A 17. E 24. A
4. B 11. E 18. B 25. E
5. A 12. D 19. C 26. A
6. C 13. B 20. D 27. A
7. D 14. B 21. B 28. E

Part B
75. E 82. E 89. B
76. B 83. D 90. E
77. D 84. D 91. D
78. D 85. E
79. B 86. C
80. C 87. D
81. E 88. E
 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

You may wish to look over the problems before starting to work on them, since it is not expected that everyone will be
able to complete all parts of all problems. All problems are given equal weight, but the parts of a particular problem
are not necessarily given equal weight.

A GRAPHING CALCULATOR IS REQUIRED FOR SOME PROBLEMS OR PARTS OF PROBLEMS

ON THIS SECTION OF THE EXAMINATION.

• You should write all work for each part of each problem in the space provided for that part in the
booklet. Be sure to write clearly and legibly. If you make an error, you may save time by crossing
it out rather than trying to erase it. Erased or crossed out work will not be graded.

• Show all your work. You will be graded on the correctness and completeness of your methods as
well as your answers. Correct answers without supporting work may not receive credit.

• Justifications require that you give mathematical (noncalculator) reasons and that you clearly
identify functions, graphs, tables, or other objects you use.

• You are permitted to use your calculator to solve an equation, find the derivative of a function at a
point, or calculate the value of a definite integral. However, you must clearly indicate the setup of
your problem, namely the equation, function, or integral you are using. If you use other built-in
features or programs, you must show the mathematical steps necessary to produce your results.

• Your work must be expressed in standard mathematical notation rather than calculator syntax.
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• For example,
∫ x dx may not be written as fnInt ( X , X, 1, 5) .
1
2 2

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

• Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function f is assumed to be the set of all real numbers
x for which f(x) is a real number.
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SECTION II, Part A
Time—45 Minutes
Number of questions—3

A graphing calculator is required for some problems or parts of problems.

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1. Let R be the region in the first and second quadrants bounded above by the graph of y = and below
1 + x2
by the horizontal line y = 2.

( a ) Find the area of R.

( b) Find the volume of the solid generated when R is rotated about the x-axis.

( c ) The region R is the base of a solid. For this solid, the cross sections perpendicular to the x-axis are
semicircles. Find the volume of this solid.

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2.

The amount of water in a storage tank, in gallons, is modeled by a continuous function on the time interval
0 ≤ t ≤ 7, where t is measured in hours. In this model, rates are given as follows:

( i ) The rate at which water enters the tank is f ( t ) = 100t 2 sin ( t ) gallons per hour
for 0 ≤ t ≤ 7.

( ii ) The rate at which water leaves the tank is

250 for 0 ≤ t < 3
g ( t) =  gallons per hour.
2000 for 3 < t ≤ 7

The graphs of f and g , which intersect at t = 1.617 and t = 5.076, are shown in the figure above. At time
t = 0, the amount of water in the tank is 5000 gallons.

( a ) How many gallons of water enter the tank during the time interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 7 ? Round your answer to
the nearest gallon.

( b ) For 0 ≤ t ≤ 7, find the time intervals during which the amount of water is decreasing. Give a reason
for each answer.

( c ) For 0 ≤ t ≤ 7, at what time t is the amount of water in the tank greatest? To the nearest gallon,
compute the amount of water at this time. Justify your answer.
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 x f(x) f'(x) g(x) g'(x)
1 6 4 2 5
2 9 2 3 1
3 10 -4 4 2
4 -1 3 6 7

3. The functions f and g are differentiable for all real numbers, and g is strictly increasing. The table above
gives values of the functions and their derivatives at selected values of x. The function h is given by
h ( x ) = f ( g ( x ) ) − 6.

( a ) Explain why there must be a value r for 1 < r < 3 such that h ( r ) = −5.

( b) Explain why there must be a value c for 1 < c < 3 such that h ' ( c ) = −5.

g( x )
( c ) Let w be the function given by w ( x ) =
∫ 1
f ( t ) dt. Find the value of w ' ( 3 ) .

( d) If g −1 is the inverse function of g , write an equation for the line tangent to the graph of y = g −1 ( x )
at x = 2.

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END OF SECTION II, PART A

 CALCULUS AB
SECTION II, Part B
Time—45 Minutes
Number of questions—3

No calculator is allowed for these problems.

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4. A particle moves along the x-axis with position at time t given by x ( t ) = e −t sin t for 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π .

( a ) Find the time t at which the particle is farther to the left. Justify your answer.

( b) Find the value of the constant A for which x ( t ) satisfies the equation Ax '' ( t ) + x ' ( t ) + x ( t ) = 0
for 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π .

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 t 0 2 5 7 11 12
(minutes)
r'(t)
feet per 5.7 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.6 0.5
minute

5. The volume of a spherical hot air balloon expands as the air inside the balloon is heated. The radius of the
balloon, in feet, is modeled by a twice differentiable function r of time t , where t is measured in minutes.
For 0 ≤ t ≤ 12, the graph of r is concave down. The table above gives selected values of the rate of change,
r ' ( t ) , of the radius of the balloon over the time interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 12. The radius of the balloon is 30 feet
when t = 5.
 4 3
 Note: The volume of a sphere of radius r is given by V = π r 
 3 

( a ) Estimate the radius of the balloon when t = 5.4 using the tangent line approximation at t = 5. Is your
estimate greater than or less than the true value? Give a reason for your answer.

( b ) Find the rate of change of the volume of the balloon with respect to time when t = 5. Indicate units
of measure.

( c ) Use a right Riemann sum with the five subintervals indicated by the data in the table to approximate
12 12

∫ 0
r ' ( t ) dt. Using correct units, explain the meaning of
∫
0
r ' ( t ) dt in terms of the radius of

the balloon.

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( d ) Is your approximation in part ( c ) greater than or less then
∫ 0
r ' ( t ) dt ? Give a reason for

your answer.

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6. Let f be the function defined by f ( x ) = k x − ln x for x > 0, where k is a positive constant.

( a ) Find f ' ( x ) and f '' ( x ) .

( b) For what value of the constant k does f have a critical point at x = 1? For this value of k , determine
whether f has a relative minimum, relative maximum, or neither at x = 1. Justify your answer.

( c ) For a certain value of the constant k , the graph of f has a point of inflection on the x-axis. Find
this value of k.

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