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BC Calculus – L’Hospital’s Rule Quiz (Chapter 1) Name______________________________

Find the following limits. (4 points each)

x 3 − 3x − 2 8 − x3
1. lim 2. lim
x→2 x2 − 4 x→2
3 − x2 + 5

sin2x
3. lim 4. lim x 3e −4 x
x → 0 2e − 2
x
x→∞

5. lim ⎛⎜
1 1⎞
− ⎟ 6. lim+ x 2x
x→0 ⎝ sin x x⎠ x→0

7. lim x 2 ln(cos( x ))
tan 3x
8. lim
x→0 x→π 2 tan x

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⎡ 1 ⎞⎤ sin x − tan x
9. lim ⎢( x − 5) sin ⎛⎜ 10. lim
x→∞
⎣ ⎝ x − 5 ⎟⎠ ⎥⎦ x→0 x3

sin −1 x
11. lim 12. lim x1 ln x
x→0 x cos −1 x x→∞

⎛ −1 π⎞
tan x − ⎡ πx ⎤
13. lim ⎜ 4⎟ 14. lim ⎢ tan ⎛⎜ ⎞⎟ ln x ⎥
x→1 ⎜ π ⎟ ⎝ ⎠
⎜⎝ tan x −1 ⎟⎠
x→1
⎣ 2 ⎦
4

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BC Calculus – Integrals (Parts, Part Frac, Improper) Exam (Ch. 2-4) Name ________________________

( ln x )3 dx
∫ ∫
sin x
1. dx 2.
(1 + cos x )2 x

3.
∫ sin (3x ) cos (3x ) dx
2
4.
∫ xe dx x

∫ ∫
1
5. x sin x dx 6. dx
x − 2x − 3
2

x+5
7.
∫ x + 3x − 4
2
dx 8.
∫ ( x − ln x ) dx

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∫ 4x e dx ∫ x + 2x
2 x 1
9. 10. dx
3 2
− 9x −18

11.
∫ e sin x dx
x


x2
∫ ∫(
x
12. dx 13. dx
x −1
3
x −42
)

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1 1
e− x
ex
14.

0
x
dx 15.

−1
e x −1
dx


x−4 ex
16.

4
ex
dx 17. If F ( x ) =
∫ 2 ln x + sin x
and F (3) = 4, find F ( 2 )

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BC Calculus – Integration by Parts AP Type (Chapter 4) Name _______________________

Let f be the function defined for x >1, with f (e + 1) = 3 and f ′, the first derivative of f is given by
f ′( x ) = x ln( x −1) .

a) Write an equation tangent to the graph of f at the point (e + 1,3) .

b) Is the graph of f concave up or concave down at x = 2 ? Give a reason for your answer.

c) Let g be the function defined for x > 1 with g(2) = 4 and g′( x ) = f ′( x ) . Use antidifferentiation to find g( x ) .

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A.P. Calculus 2 – Improper Integrals AP Type (Chapter 4) Name ______________________________

1
The graph of the function f given by f ( x ) = for x > 0 is
2x + 3
shown in the figure to the right. Let R be the region bounded by the
graph of f , the x- and y-axes, and the vertical line y = k, where k > 0.

a) Find the area of R in terms of k.

b) Find the volume of the solid generated when R is revolved about the x-axis in terms of k.

c) Let S be the unbound region in the first quadrant to the right of the vertical line x = k and below the graph of
f , as shown in the figure. Find all values of k such that the volume of the solid generated when S is
revolved about the x-axis is equal to the volume of the solid found in part b).

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BC Calculus – Arc Length AP Type (Chapter 5) Name ______________________________

The graphs of F ( x ) = 16 − x 2 and G ( x ) = 15x 3 2 is shown on the figure


to the right.

a. The un-shaded region between F and G is rotated about the x-axis.


Find the volume of the solid.

b. Find the total distance around the shaded region. You must show the result of any integration before
the calculator can be used.

c. Find the value of k that divides the length of F in the first quadrant into two equal pieces.

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BC Calculus – Euler’s Method, Logistic Growth (Chapters 6,7) Name ________________________

For the following differential equations, find the slopes and draw the slope fields. Use different colors (or dotted
and dashed lines) to draw the particular solutions below. (4 pts for points, 1 pt each for graphs)

dy dy
1. = y −1 2. = 2x − y
dx dx

( x, y) -2 -1 0 1 2 ( x, y) -2 -1 0 1 2
2 2
1 1
0 0
-1 -1
-2 -2

Draw the solution going through Draw the solution going through
a) (1, 1) b) (–2, 0) a) (1, 1) b) (–2, –1)

dy
3. Consider the differential equation = e t−1 and y (1) = 4 .
dt
a. Carry out Euler’s method with 4 steps to estimate y (2) . (4 decimal place accuracy) (5 pts)
t 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00
y
dy
dt

b. Solve the differential equation above. Remember to find the constant of integration. (3 pts)

c. Let Y (t ) be the exact solution function and let y (t ) be the approximate solution function constructed
by Euler’s method above. Complete the following table. (4 pts)

t 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00


Y (t )
Y (t )

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dy
4. Consider the differential equation = 2 − t + y, y (0) = 4
dt

a. Use Euler’s method with 5 steps of size .4 to estimate y (2) . (4 decimal place accuracy) (3 pts)

t 0 .4 .8 1.2 1.6 2.0


y
dy
dt

b. The equation y (2) is the solution to the differential equation. Take the derivative of this
expression and show that it is the solution to the differential equation above. (2 pts)

c. Find the value of C for this particular equation that fits y(0) = 4. (2 pts)

5. Suppose a flu-like virus is spreading through a population of 60,000 at a rate proportional both to the number
of people already infected and to the number still unaffected.

a) Write a differential equation that describes this situation. (1 pt)

b) If 150 people were infected on March 1 and 195 are infected on March 4, determine how many will
be infected on April 1. Show necessary work. (4 pts)

c) Graph the first 50 days of flu infection


c) Graph the first 50 days of flu infection. (2 pts)

d) Usethe
d) Use the grapher to determine when your
flu grapher
spread istothe
find the day
fastest when
(2 pts).
the flu spread is the fastest.

e) What is the rate of spread of the flu on this day? No work necessary. Use the grapher. (2 pts)

f) The town declares an emergency when 5% of the population are infected. On what date did this
occur? Show how you arrived at this answer. No graphical solutions. (3 pts)

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BC Calculus – Euler’s Method, DEQ AP Type (Chapter 6) Name___________________________

dy
Consider the differential equation = 2y − x .
dx

a) On the axis to the right, sketch a slope field for the given
differential equation at the twelve points indicated and sketch the
solution curve that passes through the point (0, 1).

b) Let y = f ( x ) be the particular solution to the given differential equation with the initial condition f (0) = 1.
Use Euler’s Method, starting at x = 0 with two steps of equal size to approximate f ( −0.5) . Show the work
that leads to your answer.

d2y d2y
c) Find in terms of x and y. Using , determine whether the approximation found in part c) is less than
dx 2 dx 2
or greater than f ( −0.5) . Explain your reasoning.

3e 2x + 2x + 1
d) The solution curve that passes through the point (0, 1) has the equation y = . Show that this
4
graph has no relative extrema.

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BC Calculus – Logistic Growth AP Type (Chapter 7) Name _____________________________

A brain tumor is benign (will not grow beyond a certain point) but it is in
a location in the brain that makes it difficult to remove by surgery. When
the patient is given radiation, this particular tumor’s growth rate is
dA ⎛ A⎞
modeled by the logistic differential equation = 0.4 ( A −10 ) ⎜ 1 − ⎟
dt ⎝ 32 ⎠
where t is measured in weeks and A is the size of the tumor in mm2. The
slope field for this differential equation is shown to the right.

a) Let A = f (t ) be the particular solution to the given differential equation. Use Euler’s method starting at
t = 0 and step size dt = 2 to show that the tumor will eventually disappear if its size when radiation
therapy began was 7 mm2.

b) On the slope field above, sketch the solution curves if the tumor’s initial size is 44 and 15 mm2.

c) Show that lim P ( t ) depends on the initial value of P. Find all possible values of lim P ( t ) .
t→ ∞ t→ ∞

d) What is the size of the tumor does the graph of A have a point of inflection?

e) You are an oncologist (cancer specialist) and have a patient who is diagnosed with this particular type of
brain tumor whose size is 15 mm2. You recommend the radiation therapy described above. Based on
your findings and the graph above, tell the patient what to expect and a rough timeline.

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BC Calculus – Quarterly Exam (Chapters 1- 7) Name __________________________________
2
e x −1
1. Find lim
x→0 2x 2

1
a) 0 b) c) ∞ d) Does not exist
2

x
2. Find lim ⎛⎜ ⎞⎟
1
x→0 ⎝ x ⎠

a) e b) 0 c) 1 d) Does not exist

x2
3. Find lim - choose the answer that gives the most accurate information.
x→∞ ln x

a) 0 b) 1 c) ∞ d) Does not exist

sin x − x
4. Find lim
x →0 x3
1 −1
a) b) 0 c) d) ∞
6 6

5. Find lim ⎛⎜ − 2 ⎞⎟
1 1
x→0 ⎝ x x ⎠

1
a) 0 b) c) –1 d) −∞
2

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6. Find lim e − x ln x - choose the answer that gives the most accurate information.
x→∞

a) 0 b) ∞ c) 1 d) Does not exist

7. Find lim ( cos x ) x


x→0

a) 0 b) 1 c) ∞ d) Does not exist

x10
8. To find
∫ ex
dx , it is necessary to use integration by parts how many times?
a) 1 b) 9 c) 10 d) 11

π 6

9.
∫ x cos6x =
0

−1 1 1
a) 0 b) c) d)
18 6 36

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10.
∫ ( x − x)e
3 −x
dx

a) e − x ( x 3 − 3x 2 + 5x − 5) + C b) e − x ( −x 3 + 3x 2 − 5x + 5) + C
⎛ x2 x4 ⎞
c) −e − x ( x 3 + 3x 2 + 5x + 5) + C d) e − x ⎜ − ⎟ + C
⎝ 2 4⎠

∫x
ln x
11. 3
dx =

ln x 1 ln x 1
a) − 2
− 2 +C b) − 2
+ 2 +C
2x 4x 2x 4x
ln x 1 ln x 1
c) − +C d) + +C
2x 2 4x 2 2x 2 4x 2

∫ ∫
4
12. The integration by parts formula allows us to find integrals in the form u dv . To find x 7e x dx , what must
be the choices of u and dv?
4 4
a) u = x 3, dv = x 4 e x dx b) u = e x , dv = x 7 dx
4 4
c) u = x 3, dv = x 5e x dx d) u = x 4 , dv = x 3e x dx

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2x − 3
13. Find
∫x 2
−9
dx

ln x − 3 + 3ln x + 3
a) 3ln x − 3 − 9ln x + 3 + C b) +C
2
c) ln x − 3 + 3ln x + 3 + C d) ln x − 3 − 3ln x + 3 + C

x2
14.
∫ x2 − x − 2
dx =

4 1 4 1
a) ln x − 2 − ln x +1 + C b) ln x − 2 + ln x +1 + C
3 3 3 3
4 1
c) x + ln x − 2 − ln x +1 + C d) cannot be integrated
3 3

ex

1
15. To find dx , multiply the integrand by and letting u = e x . What is the result of the integration?
e +1
x
e x

a) ln e x +1 + C (
b) ln e x e x −1 + C)
ex
( )
c) ln e x e x +1 + C d) ln
e x +1
+C

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16. Which of the following integrals converge?

∞ 1

∫ ∫
1 1
I. dx II. dx
x +1 x +1
1 0

a) I only b) II only c) I and II only d) neither


4
17. dx =
x −4
2
3

a) ln 5 b) 1 − ln 5 c) ln 5 +1 d) divergent


1
18. dx
x−4
−2

a) ln3 b) − ln3 c) ln12 d) divergent

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π

19. If the curve length from x = 0 to x = π is given by


∫0
1 + 4 cos2 2x dx , what could be curve’s equation?

I. y = sin 2x II. y = −sin 2x III. y = 1 − sin 2x

a) I only b) II only c) I and II only d) I, II and III

20. Find the expression that represents the length of the arc of the curve y = ln x on the interval [1, 2]

2 2 2 2
x 2 +1
a)

1
x +1 dx
2
b)

1
x x +1 dx
2
c) 2π

1
x +1 dx
2
d)

1
x
dx

dy
21. Approximate the value of f (1.5) for = y 2 − 2x +1 passing through the point (0, 1). Use Euler’s method
dx
with three equal steps.

a) 4 b) 7.5 c) 11.5 d) 15

dy
22. Consider the DEQ = e − y , y (1) = 0 . Use Euler’s Method with Δx = 0.5 to approximate the value of y ( 2 ) .
dx

1 1 1 0.5
a) b) 1 + c) 0.5 + d) 0.5 +
e e e e

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23. Let S = f (t ) be a function that describes the number of people are seated in a concert hall where t is
measured in minutes after 7:30 PM. At t = 0, there are 50 people already seated. The rate of increase of the
dS ⎛ 2S ⎞
people seated satisfies the differential equation = kS ⎜ 210 − ⎟ where k is a constant. What is the
dt ⎝ 7⎠
maximum number of people who can be seated in the hall after 7:30 PM?

a) 160 b) 685 c) 735 d) 1,390

24. The number of people who switch to a new operating system (IOS) for their Iphone changes logistically
over a 4-month period. In a large insurance company of 2,500 workers, 200 have changed to the new IOS at
the start of this period. What can be said about the rate of growth of the IOS in the company?

I. It is changing the fastest at the end of two months.


II. It is changing fastest when 1,250 workers have switched to the new IOS.
III. It will be changing faster at t = 0 than at t = 4.

a) I only b) II only c) I and II only d) II and III only

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