AP Calculus Practice Exam
BC Version - Section I - Part A
Calculators ARE NOT Permitted On This Portion Of The Exam
28 Questions - 55 Minutes
1) Given 
Find dy/dx.
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b) 
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2) Give the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the graph of y = ln(x), the x-axis, the lines x = 1 and x = e, about the y-axis.
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b) 
c) 
d) 
e) 
3) The graph of the derivative of f is shown below. 
Find the area bounded between the graph of f and the x-axis over the interval [-2,1], given that f(0) = 1.
a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
e) 
4) Determine dy/dt, given that
and
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e) 
5) The function
is invertible. Give the slope of the normal line to the graph of f -1 at x = 3.
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6) Determine
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7) Give the polar representation for the circle of radius 2 centered at ( 0 , 2 ).
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8) Determine
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9) Determine
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10) Give the radius of convergence for the series
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11) Determine
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12) The position of a particle moving along the x-axis at time t is given by
At which of the following values of t will the particle change direction?I) t = 1/8
II) t = 1/6
III) t = 1
IV) t = 2
a) I, II and III
b) I and II
c) I, III and IV
d) II, III and IV
e) III and IV
13) Determine
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b) 
c) 
d) 
e) 
14) Determine the y-intercept of the tangent line to the curve
at x = 4.
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15) The function f is graphed below.
Give the number of values of c that satisfy the conclusion of the Mean Value Theorem for derivatives on the interval [2,5].
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c) 
d) 
e) 
16) Give the average value of the function
on the interval [1,3].
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b) 
c) 
d) 
e) 
17) A rectangle has both a changing height and a changing width, but the height and width change so that the area of the rectangle is always 20 square feet. Give the rate of change of the width (in ft/sec) when the height is 5 feet, if the height is decreasing at that moment at the rate of 1/2 ft/sec.
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b) 
c) 
d) 
e) 
18) The graph of the derivative of f is shown below.
Give the number of values of x in the interval [-3,3] where the graph of f has inflection.
a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
e) 
19) A rectangle has its base on the x-axis and its vertices on the positive portion of the parabola
What is the maximum possible area of this rectangle?
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b) 
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d) 
e) 
20) Compute
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d) 
e) 
21) Determine
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22) Determine
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23) Give the exact value of
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24) Determine
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25) Give the derivative of 
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26) Give the first 3 nonzero terms in the Taylor series expansion about x = 0 for the function
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27) Determine
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28) Which of the following series converge(s)?
a) B only
b) A, B and C
c) B and C
d) A and B
e) A and C