AP Calculus Practice Exam
AB Version - Section I - Part B
Calculators ARE Permitted On This Portion Of The Exam
17 Questions - 50 Minutes
1) Give a value of c that satisfies the conclusion of the Mean Value Theorem for Derivatives for the function
on the interval [1,3].
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b) 
c) 
d) 
e) 
2) The function
is invertible. Give the derivative of f -1 at x = 3.
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b) 
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d) 
e) 
3) The derivative of f is graphed below.
Give a value of x where f has a local minimum.
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b) 
c) 
d) 
e) 
4) Let 
Which of the following is (are) true?1) f is continuous at x = -2.
2) f is differentiable at x = 1.
3) f has a local minimum at x = 0.
4) f has an absolute maximum at x = -2.
a) 1 and 3
b) 2 and 4
c) 2 only
d) 1 and 4
e) 3 only
5) Given
Determine
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6) Give the approximate location of a local maximum for the function 
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7) Give the approximate average value of the function
over the interval [1,4].
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d) 
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8) The region enclosed by the graphs of 
is rotated around the y-axis to generate a solid. What is the volume of the solid?
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b) 
c) 
d) 
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9) What is the approximate instantaneous rate of change of the function
at t = 
/3?
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10) What is the error when the integral 
is approximated by the Trapezoidal rule with n = 3?
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11) The amount of money in a bank account is increasing at the rate of 
dollars per year, where t is measured in years. If t = 0 corresponds to the year 2005, then what is the approximate total amount of increase from 2005 to 2007.
a) $4,500
b) $21,250
c) $18,350
d) $32,560
e) $16,250
12) A particle moves with acceleration
and its initial velocity is 0. For how many values of t does the particle change direction?
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13) At what approximate rate (in cubic meters per minute) is the volume of a sphere changing at the instant when the surface area is 4 square meters and the radius is increasing at the rate of 1/6 meters per minute?
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14) A rectangle has one side on the x-axis and the upper two vertices on the graph of 
Give a decimal approximation to the maximum possible area for this rectangle.
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15) A rough approximation for ln(5) is 1.609. Use this approximation and differentials to approximate ln(519/100).
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16) The function
is differentiable everywhere. What is n?
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b) 
c) 
d) 
e) 
17) Which of the following functions has a vertical asymptote at x = -1 and a horizontal asymptote at y = 2?
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b) 
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e) 