AP Calc

Chapter 3 Practice TEST

NO CALCULATOR
1. Find the derivative of y=2e x −3 x e + √ e

2x
2. Find the derivative of y= 2
1−3 x

dy
3. (multiple choice) If y=(3 x 2+5)5 (x +2)4, then =¿
dx
4
A) 2 ( x+ 2 )3 ( 3 x 2+ 5 )

4
B) 2 ( 21 x 2 +30 x +10 ) ( x+ 2 )3 ( 3 x 2+ 5 )

C) ( x +2 )3 (3 x 2+5)(21 x 2+ 30 x +10)

4
D) 24 ( x +2 )3 ( 3 x2 +5 ) (21 x 2+30 x +10)

4
E) 12 ( x+2 )3 ( 3 x 2+ 5 ) (21 x +30)

d cosx
4. Determine 2
dx

dy
5. If y=tan −1 ( e¿¿ 2 x) ¿, then =¿
dx

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dy
6. If y= ( sinx )x , then =¿
dx

7. (multiple choice) If f ( x )=
x
tanx ()
, then f '
π
4
=

1 π π π
A) 2 B) C) 1+ D) −1 E) 1−
2 2 2 2

dy
8. (multiple choice) If y 2−2 xy=16 , then =¿
dx

x y y y
A) B) C) D)
y−x x− y y−x 2 y −x
2y
E)
x− y

9. Determine an equation (standard form) of the line normal to the graph of y=x 3 +3 x 2+ 7 x−1 at
the point where x=−1.

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10. Evaluate the following limits:

a) lim
h→ 0
ln ( 3+ h )−ln 3
h
b)
lim
( π6 )− √23
cos x +

x →0 x

c) lim
√3 x +h− √3 x d) lim
e
x+3
−e
3

h→ 0 h x →0 x

2
dy d y
=√ 1− y , then find an expression for
2
11. If 2 in terms of y.
dx dx

d
12. Given the following table of values, find the value of
dx
( [ f ( x ) ] −3 g (x ) ) when x=1
2 2

x f (x) f ' (x) g(x ) g '(x )

1 1 3 -2 -1

13. Find all values of x for which the tangent line to y= ( x +2 )2 passes through the origin.

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14. Let f and g be differentiable functions, and let g be the inverse function of f.
' −1
If g (−2 )=5 and f ( 5 )= , then determine the value of g '(−2).
2

15. A particle has position function s ( t )=t 3 −7 t 2 +8 t +5, for t ≥ 0 .

a) Where is the particle at the start?
b) When is the particle speeding up? Slowing down?
c) Determine the total distance travelled in the first 5 seconds.

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16. Find the equation of the tangent line to y= 2 at the point where x=2.
x −1

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