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No Calculator Section (41 minutes)

1.) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 7𝑥 , then 𝑓'(27) = 3

14 28
(a) 63 (b) 9
(c) 3
(d) 126

3 2
3𝑥 −7𝑥 +2𝑥
2.) lim 2
𝑥 → −∞ 5𝑥 −4𝑥+2

(a) ∞ (b) − ∞ (c) 0 (d) DNE

3 2 2𝑥
3.) If 𝑓(𝑥) = (4𝑥 − 3𝑥 )𝑒 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓'(2) =

4 4 4 4
(a) 72𝑒 (b) 36𝑒 (c) 20𝑒 (d) 76𝑒
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𝑑𝑦
4.) If 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑥𝑦), 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑥

(a) − 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥𝑦) (b) − 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥𝑦)(𝑦 + 𝑥)

−𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥𝑦) 𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥𝑦)
(c) 1+𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥𝑦)
(d) 1−𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥𝑦)

5.) If ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑓(2𝑥)𝑔(𝑥), 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 ℎ'(5) =

(a) 𝑓'(10)𝑔(5) + 𝑓(10)𝑔'(5)

(b) 𝑓'(10)𝑔'(5) + 𝑓(10)𝑔(5)
(c) 2𝑓(10)𝑔'(5) + 𝑓'(10)𝑔(5)
(d) 2𝑓'(10)𝑔(5) + 𝑓(10)𝑔'(5)

6.) The slope of the line tangent to the graph of

3
2𝑥 + 5𝑙𝑛(𝑦) = 16 𝑎𝑡 (2, 1) is

24 5 24 5
(a) − 5
(b) 24
(c) 5
(d) − 24
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𝑓(𝑥)
7.) ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑔(𝑥)
, use the graph and table to find ℎ'(3)
f(x)

g(3) g’(3)
4 -1

3 3 3 9
(a) 4
(b) 16
(c) − 16
(d) 4

2
𝑥
8.) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 , then 𝑓'(𝑥)=

2 2
𝑥 𝑥
(a) 2 𝑙𝑛 2 (b) 2𝑥(2 𝑙𝑛 2)
2
2 𝑥 𝑥
(c) 𝑥 2 (d) 2(2 𝑙𝑛 2)
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9.) If ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑔(𝑥), find ℎ'(4) when

4 2
𝑓(𝑥) = − 3𝑥 + 6𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥

(a) -719.75 (b) -720.25 (c) -718 (d) -722

𝑥−1
𝑒 −𝑥
10.) lim 1−𝑥
=
𝑥→1

1
(a) 𝑒 (b) DNE (c) 0 (d) 1

𝑑𝑦 3 2 4
11.) Find 𝑑𝑥
if 𝑦 = (5𝑥 − 𝑥 )
3 2 3 2 3
(a) 4(5𝑥 − 𝑥 ) (c) 4(15𝑥 − 2𝑥)
3 2 3 2 3 2 3
(b) (20𝑥 − 4𝑥 ) (d) (60𝑥 − 8𝑥)(5𝑥 − 𝑥 )
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12.) A particle is moving on the x axis for 𝑡 ≥ 0and it’s

1 3 7 2
position is determined by 𝑠(𝑡) = 3
𝑡 − 2
𝑡 + 10𝑡. On
what interval(s) is the particle moving to the right?
(choose all that apply)

(a) (0,∞) (b) (0,2) (c) (2,5) (d) (5,∞)

2
16−𝑥
13.) lim 𝑥−4
𝑥→4

(a) 8 (b) 0 (c) − 8 (d) DNE

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Free Response Question

3
Consider the equation 𝑥 + 3𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑦 = 3

𝑑𝑦
a.) Find 𝑑𝑥

b.) Write the equation of a line tangent to the curve at the

point x = 3

2
𝑑𝑥
c.) Find 2 at the point (0, 1)
𝑑𝑦
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Calculator Section (36 minutes)

1.) Train A and B leave the same station but on

different tracks. Train A heads north at 60 mi/hr while
Train B heads east at 80 mi/hr. After 1.75 hours, how
fast is the distance between the trains increasing.

𝑚𝑖 𝑚𝑖 𝑚𝑖 𝑚𝑖
(a) 100 ℎ𝑟
(b) 175 ℎ𝑟
(c) 140 ℎ𝑟
(d) 20 ℎ𝑟

2 −1
2.) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 − 3𝑥 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑓 (𝑥), find 𝑔'(85)

1 1
(a) 37 (b) − 37 (c) − 37
(d) 37
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𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑥) 𝑥
3 −3𝑒
3.) lim 𝑥
=
𝑥→0

(a) − 3 (b) 0 (c) 𝐷𝑁𝐸 (d) ∞

4.) A rock is launched into the air from the ground. It’s
position at time 𝑡 ≥ 0 can be calculated using the
2
following equation 𝑠(𝑡) = − 16𝑡 + 64𝑡 where t is in
seconds and s(t) is in feet. What is the rock's velocity
when it reaches half of its maximum height on the
way up?

𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡
(a) 45. 255 2 (b) 32 2 (c) 45. 255 𝑠𝑒𝑐
(d) 32 𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑠𝑒𝑐
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𝑑𝑦 2 2
5.) Find the value(s) of 𝑑𝑥
of 𝑥 𝑦 − 𝑦 = 3 at y = 3.
Choose all that apply

(a) 6 (b) -6 (c) 2 (d) -2

4 3
6.) A sphere ( 𝑣 = 3
π𝑟 ) is decreasing in volume at a
3
𝑖𝑛
rate of 10 𝑠𝑒𝑐
. At what rate is the radius of the sphere
changing when the radius is 3 in?

𝑖𝑛
(a) 0. 088 𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑖𝑛
(b) 113. 097 𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑖𝑛
(c) − 113. 097 𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑖𝑛
(d) − 0. 088 𝑠𝑒𝑐
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𝑥 3
7.) If 𝑓(𝑥) = (3 + 5
), find 𝑓''(22)

(a) 405. 224 (b) 32. 856 (c) 1. 776 (d) 396. 6
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Free Response Question

(Taken from 2008 AP Calc AB FRQ, slightly modified).

t (hours) 0 1 3 4 7 8 9
L(t) 120 156 176 126 150 80 0
(People)

Concert tickets went on sale at noon (t = 0) and were sold out within 9
hours. The number of people waiting in line to purchase tickets at time
t is modeled by a twice-differentiable function L for 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 9. Values
of L(t) at various times t are shown in the table above.

a.) Use the data in the table to estimate the rate at which the number
of people waiting was changing at 3:30 P.M. (t = 3.5). Show the
computations that lead to your answer. Indicate units of measure.

b.) For 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 9, what is the fewest number of times at which L’(t)

must equal 0? Give a reason for your answer.

c.) The rate at which tickets were sold for 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 9 is modeled by

𝑡
−2
𝑟(𝑡) = 550𝑡𝑒 tickets per hour. When t = 5, was that rate increasing
or decreasing?
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Answers
No Calculator MC
1.) B
2.) B
3.) D
4.) C
5.) D
6.) A
7.) B
8.) B
9.) A
10.) C
11.) D
12.) B and D
13.) C

No Calculator FRQ
2
𝑑𝑦 −(𝑥 +𝑦)
a) 𝑑𝑥
= 𝑥+1
11
b) 𝑦 + 2 = − 4
(𝑥 − 3)
c) 2
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Calculator MC
1.) A
2.) D
3.) A
4.) C
5.) A and B
6.) D
7.) C

Calculator FRQ
a.) -50 People/hour
b.) 3. L’(t) would have to change signs between t=3 and
t=4, t=4 and t=7 and t=7 and t=8.
c.) r’(5) <0 so the rate is decreasing.