BC CALCULUS PRACTICE TEST 3

Name:

Part A : No Calculator
2 2
dy x y + xy
1. The slope field for the differential equation = will have horizontal segments when
dx 3+y
(A) x = 0 or y = 0, only
(B) y = x, only
(C) y = 3, only
(D) y = 5, only
(E) x = 0, or y = 0, or y = x

2. A particle moves in the xy-plane so that at any time t its coordinates are x = a cos bt and y = a sin bt, where
a and b are constants. The y-component of the acceleration of the particle at any time t is
2 2 2
(A) b y (B) b x (C) ab sin bt (D) ab cos bt (E) ab cos bt

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3. A particle moves along the x-axis so that at any time t its position is given by x (t) = sin (t) + cos (2t).
2

What is the acceleration of the particle at t = ?
2
(A) 0

1
(B)
2
3
(C)
2
5
(D)
2
7
(E)
2

2
d y
4. If y = ln (3x + 5), then 2
=
dx
3
(A)
3x + 5
3
(B) 2
(3x + 5)
9
(C) 2
(3x + 5)
9
(D) 2
(3x + 5)
3
(E) 2
(3x + 5)

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5. If y 2xy = 21, then at the point (2, 3) is
dx
6
(A)
5
3
(B)
5
2
(C)
5
3
(D)
8
3
(E)
5

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6. Let f be a continuous function such that # 2
f (2x) dx = 8. What is the value of #
4
f (2x) dx ?

(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 16
(E) 32

7. Let f and g be differentiable functions with the following properties:

(i) g (x) > 0 for all x
(ii) f(0) = 1
If h(x) = f(x)g (x) and h l (x) = f(x)gl (x), then f(x) =
x
(A) fl (x) (B) g (x) (C) e (D) 0 (E) 1

8. If C(x) gives the cost in dollars of producing x items of a certain product, which of the following statements
dC
are true about , the derivative of C(x) ?
dx
dC
I. The units of are dollars per item.
dx
dC
II. The value of at any value of x is the cost of producing one additional item.
dx
dC
III. is the rate at which items are produced.
dx
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III Only
(D) I and II only
(E) I, II, and III

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9. On which of the following intervals is the graph of y = 6x + + 3 + concave downward?
2 x
(A) x < 1
(B) x<0
(C) 1 < x < 0
(D) 0<x<1
(E) x > 1

10. The efficiency of an automobile engine is given by the continuous function r(c) where r is 5 measured in
5
liters/kilometer and c is measured in kilometers. What are the units of #0
r (c) dc ?

(A) liters
(B) kilometers
(C) liter-kilometers
(D) liters/kilometer
(E) kilometers/liter

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11. At what point on the curve x y + x = 2 is the tangent line vertical?

(A) (1, 0) only

(B) (2, 0) only
(C) (1, 2 ) only
(D) (1, 0) and (2, 0)
(E) The tangent line is never vertical.

f (x)
12. If lim = fl(2) = 0, which of the following must be true?
x"2 x2

I. f(2) = 0
II. f(x) is continuous at x = 2.
III. f(x) has a horizontal tangent line at x = 2.

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

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sin x
13. If f(x) = , then fl (x) =
1 cos x
(A) cos x
(B) sin x
(C) sin x
(D) cos x
(E) 2 cos x

14. Let f(x) be a differentiable function with no points of inflection on [a, b]. If the definite integral
b b
#
a
f (x) dx > T, where T is the Trapezoidal Rule approximation to #
a
f (x) dx , which of the following
statements about f(x) must be true?

(A) f(x) is linear.

(B) f(x) is concave upwards on [a, b].
(C) f(x) is concave downwards on [a, b].
(D) f(x) is increasing on [a, b].
(E) f(x) is decreasing on [a, b].

n
3 2 3
15. lim
n"3
/ d2 + n
kn d n =
n
k=1

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 4
(D) 39
(E) 125

Part B : Graphing Calculator Required

16. A company manufactures x calculators weekly that can be sold for 75 0.01x dollars each. The cost
2 3
of manufacturing x, calculators is given by 1850 + 28x x + 0.001x . The number of calculators the
company should manufacture weekly in order to maximize its weekly profit is

(A) 611
(B) 652
(C) 683
(D) 749
(E) 754

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The roof and walls of a storage building are built in the shape modeled by the curve
6
x
y (x) = 20 . Each cross section cut perpendicular to the x-axis is a rectangle
3, 200, 000
with a base of 50 feet and a height of y feet.

17. In cubic feet the volume of the building is approximately

(A) 686
(B) 2,000
(C) 17,100
(D) 34,300
(E) 50,000

18. What is the average height in feet of the storage building described above?

(A) 8.571
(B) 11.920
(C) 12.500
(D) 15.071
(E) 17.143

x
O 8

19. The base of a solid is a region in the first quadrant bounded by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the line
x + 2y = 8, as shown in the figure above. If cross sections of the solid perpendicular to the x-axis are
semicircles, what is the volume of the solid?

(A) 12.566 (B) 14.661 (C) 16.755 (D) 67.021 (E) 134.041

20. A missile rises vertically from a point on the ground 75,000 feet from a radar station. If the missile is rising
at the rate of 16,500 feet per minute at the instant when it is 38,000 feet high, what is the rate of change,
in radians per minute, of the missiles angle of elevation from the radar station at this instant?

(A) 0.175
(B) 0.219
(C) 0.227
(D) 0.469
(E) 0.507

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21. What are all values of p for which p
dx converges?
1 x
1
(A) p > 0 (B) p >
(C) p > 1 (D) p >

(E) There is no value of p for which the integral converges.

#
x 2
22. If f(x) > 0 is continuous and g (x) = ( f (t)) 1 dt, what is the length of the graph of g (x) from x = a to
0
x=b?
b
(A) # a
f (x) dx
b
(B) # a
g (x) dx
b
(C) # a
2
( f (x)) + 1 dx
b
(D) # a
g (x) + 1 dx
b
(E) # a
2
( g (x)) + 1 dx

d 2x
23.
dx
#
0
t
(e + 2t) dt

2x
(A) e + 4x
2x
(B) e + 4x 1
2x 2
(C) e + 4x 1
2x
(D) 2e + 4x
2x
(E) 2e + 8x

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24. What is the approximate value of cos d n obtained by using a fourth-degree Taylor Polynomial for cos x
centered at x = 0 ? 2

1 1 1
(A) +
2 48 3840
1 1 1
(B) +
2 24 640
1 1
(C) 1 - +
4 16
1 1
(D) 1 - +
8 64
1 1
(E) 1 - +
8 384
Speed of Sound in m/sec

(0, 341)

(32000, 302.5)

(11500, 295) (22000, 295)

Altitude in meters
25. In the earths atmosphere the speed of sound is a function of the altitude. The figure above, consisting of
3 line segments, shows the speed of sound, s(a), in m/sec as a function of altitude, a, in meters. The graph
is not drawn to scale. What is the average speed of sound in m/sec. on the interval [0, 32000] ?

(A) 295 (B) 303.9 (C) 304.4 (D) 306.8 (E) 312.8

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