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Unit 9 Progress Check MCQ Part B Ans Key

The document is a scoring guide for the AP Calculus BC Unit 9 Progress Check, specifically focusing on multiple-choice questions (MCQ) related to particle motion, polar curves, and area calculations. It includes various questions with answer choices regarding speed, distance traveled, instantaneous rates of change, and areas of polar curves. Each question is designed to assess students' understanding of calculus concepts and their application.

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Unit 9 Progress Check MCQ Part B Ans Key

The document is a scoring guide for the AP Calculus BC Unit 9 Progress Check, specifically focusing on multiple-choice questions (MCQ) related to particle motion, polar curves, and area calculations. It includes various questions with answer choices regarding speed, distance traveled, instantaneous rates of change, and areas of polar curves. Each question is designed to assess students' understanding of calculus concepts and their application.

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AP CALCULUS BC Scoring Guide

Unit 9 Progress Check: MCQ Part B

1. The position of a particle moving in the -plane is given by , where and


. What is the speed of the particle at time ?
(A) 1.034
(B) 18.601
(C) 18.709
(D) 41.725

2. A particle moves in the -plane so that its position at any time is given by the parametric functions and
, where and . What is the total distance traveled by the particle
from to ?
(A) 0.363
(B) 0.496
(C) 1.780
(D) 3.157

3. A polar curve is defined by , where is a positive constant. For what value of , if any, is
the instantaneous rate of change of with respect to at equal to 15 ?
(A) 1.174
(B) 1.451
(C) 1.777
(D) There is no such value of .

4.

What is the area of one petal of the polar curve shown in the figure above? (Note: A petal is a
loop of the curve. The curve above has seven petals.)

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Unit 9 Progress Check: MCQ Part B

(A) 0.112
(B) 0.224
(C) 0.286
(D) 1.571

5.

The figure above shows the graphs of the polar curves and . What is the area inside the circle
and outside the circle ?
(A) 0.955
(B) 3.142
(C) 3.215
(D) 3.246

6. For , a particle moves in the -plane with position vector , where and
. What is the acceleration vector of the particle at time ?
(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)

7. During the time interval seconds, a particle moves along the polar curve given by so that at
any time seconds, . The function is positive and is measured in inches. Which of the following is the
best interpretation of in terms of the particle?

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Unit 9 Progress Check: MCQ Part B

(A) The distance of the particle from the origin is 3.2 inches at time seconds.
The distance of the particle from the origin has increased by 3.2 inches over the time interval
(B)
seconds.
The distance of the particle from the origin is increasing at the rate of 3.2 inches per second at time
(C)
seconds.
The average rate of change of the particle’s distance from the origin is 3.2 inches per second over the
(D)
time interval seconds.

8. What is the slope of the line tangent to the polar curve at the point where ?
(A)
(B)

(C)

(D)

9.

The graph of the polar curve is shown in the figure above. Which of the following expressions
gives the area of the inner loop of the polar curve?

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(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

10.

The graph of the polar curve is shown above for . What is the area of the shaded region?
(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)

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Unit 9 Progress Check: MCQ Part B

11.

The figure above shows the graphs of the polar curves and for . What is the area of
the region bounded between the two polar curves over this interval?
(A)
(B)
(C)

(D)

12.

The graph above shows the polar curves and . Which of the following expressions
gives the area of the region that is inside both polar curves?

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Unit 9 Progress Check: MCQ Part B

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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