A Dlagnostlc Test

AP CALCULUS AB EXAMINATION
Section I, Part A: Multiple-Choice Questions
Time: 55 minutes
Number of Questionsz 28

A calculator may not be used on this part of the examination.

7. If flx) =
Y, what is f'(x)? 3. ,t I - 2){y, then a possible solution
dx
(A) L for y is
X (A) 3e"
(B) 1+lnx (B) e*' + 5
x
(C) x'-4
(C) 1-lnx
X
(D) h(x'*1)
(D) +r! x
7 (E) 2x2 +7
x-
4. What is the equation of the line
(E) 7 -ty x normal to the curve y - e'" ln(x)
x-
where x = 7?
2. How many points of inflection exist (A) y-e'(x-r)
for the function y - sin 2x on the
(B) y--e'(x-1)
open interval 0 < x <iZ (C) y - e(x -1)
2
(A) 4 (D) y--e-2(x-1)
(B) 3 (E) y - e-'(x-r)
(c) 2
(D) 7
(E) none

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5. The graph of flt) consists of a I I

semicircle and a line segment as -l

'r -4
I

shown to the right. Which of the

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following represents the value of I

-r
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r -3 --l

!' ttt'l dt, where x > 4? I I I

*-)
I

*-{
I

-1--
(A) 7T-@-a)' I rl.]
I tll
L -1 _J__-l L-
(B) 2n -!t,
2\"- 4\'
't I

I
tll
Itl

(c) 7T-!16*4)' t\
I
-1 1 3 4 I
I I I

-r--
I I

(D) 7T+!r-4)' r --l T

+
I
I I I I I

I I I I I

(E) 2n+?-a)' t-- --{

I
-t----
I
t
I
-l
I
I

I I I t I

_L__ I J
t. tan x .,f L
-3 -J
6. What is the value of nm-
x-+0
I I I I I

X I I I I I

(A) 0 l_
I
-4 _*t
I
I I
J
I

(B) 7 I I I

(C) @
(D) -@ 9. Given the piecewise function
(E) none of these
f(x) ={+-bx.' -7<x<2
2<x<4
7. Forxy'- 3x = y', flnd y' when labx,
y--7. with a and b as nonzero constants,
what are all possible values of b that
(A) -2 will make flx) continuous and
(B) -7 differentiable?
(c) -% (A) onlY 1
(D) 0 (B) only -1
(E) % (C) 1 or -1
(D) -7 or 4
(E) none of the above
B.
fgxe'*'*' dx -
(A) 10. The position of a particle moving in
Zr'r.'*'+c a line is s(t) = t3 - 5* + 2t - 13. What
(B) +C is the speed of the particle at t - 2?
*.r'r.'*' (A) -27
(C) 9rx'e'x3+7 + C (B) -6
(c) 6
(D) e'*'*1 + C (D) 10
(E) 32
(E) +C
lr'.'*1
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77. Which of the following

-r----T -t---) -1 ----l
differential equations has tlt ll
the slope field shown to the ttt tt

right?
(A) +-y-x
I I
ltl
ttt
*-1 Il
ll
lt
clx
a3
(B) +-1+y
clx I

(C) g- = x2
dx
(D) +=y2
ctx ltt

r--t t t
ltl
(E) +-
AX
x-y

72. f..E- dx=

(A)
*
(B) 1, 15. If f(x) - ln x and !:4: - g'(x),
5B -[f(x)]'
(c) :5 which of the following could be g(x)?
1
(D)
3B (A) -;ln llnx
T I

(E) 79 (B)
I(Lnx)2
13. The derivative of flx) is given by (c) -1
3x2 (x lnx
f '(x) - -- Z)(x + S)% . In which of
(x-6) -7
(D) :--
the following open intervals is f(x) lnx
decreasing? (E) 7=
\-/
(A) (-*,-5) w (2,6) (1, ,)'
(B) (-5,0) u (2,6)
(C) (-5,0) u (0,2) 16. For f(x)- - ?* - n which of the
xz -x-2'=,
(D) (0,21 only following is true?
(E) (-*,0) u (O,Z) u (5,6) f. flx) has no relative extrema.
II. There are vertical asymptotes at
74. The sum of two positive numbers is [=2andx--7.
5. What is the value of the larger III. There is a horizontal asymptote
number if the product of the smaller aty = Q.
number and the cube of the larger is (A) I only
a maximum?
(B) II only
(A) 5
(C) III only
15
tB) (D) I and III only
4 (E) I, II, and III
l^

tc) r-'

4
(D) 1
(E) 0
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22. Which of the following expressions

77. Let F(x) = J- cos (ot') ar. What is represents the average value of
the value of F'(2)? f(x) -- Jzx -7 in [1, 3] ?
(A) -4n
(B) -7 (A)
2(3) -7 2(7) -7
2
(c) 0
(D) 7
(B) flZ)
(E) 4n (c) f;"tma-
18. The line y - ax + k is tangent to the
circle x' + (y - 4)' = 20 at the point
(D)
*f J2va6a
(4, 6). What is the value of (a + k)? (E)
(A) -74 Lf,Jzx -r*r
(B) -72
(c) 72 23. If f(x) = sinx, g(x) - cos(Zx),
(D) 74
(E) none of these andh(x) - f(g(x)), what is n'(1),
dy (A) -2
19. If ln y - x' ln x, what is in terms (B) -"12
dx
ofx and y? (c) 0
(A) )<y(2ln x + 1) (D) J2
(B) y(Zxln x + 1)
(E) 2

(c) v(
er z** 1] 24. A young girl, 5 feet tall, is walking
\. x) away from a lamppost which is
(D) y(?ln x + x) 72 feet tall. She walks at a constant
(E) )ryQ lnx +2) rate of 2 feet per second and notices
that, as she moves away from the
20. If the derivative of a function is lamppost, the lengrth of her shadow
* is increasing. How fast is the lengrth
given as f'(x) - :;6, then in which
e* of her shadow increasing in feet per
open interval is the function both second when she is 20 feet from the
increasing and concave uP? post?
(A) (-*,5) (A)
(B) (-*,6) frru'".
(c) (5,6) rg) 19 ft/r".
7
(D) (6,7) (C) 2 ff/sec
(E) (7,*)
tD) lltlr..
7
27. A particle moves along the y-axis so
that its position at time t is given by rE) Zn/r",
10
y(t) = -3ta + 78t2, for t > 0. What is
the value of the velocitY when the
acceleration is 0?
(A) -24
(B) -78
(c) 0
(D) 15
(E) 24
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25. If f(x) = 3x3 + 5x and g(x) = f-l(x), Use this graph of flx) and g(x) for
what is g'(8)? problems 27 and 28.
\-,
v
(A)
h
(B)
+
(c)
*
(D) 77
(E) 74

z6.Find
!+dx.
(A) k-7+ C 27 . The graphs of f[x) and gtx) are
shown in the flgure above. If R is the
(B)
+ ++h x+c region bounded by flx), glx), x = a,
and ){ = ^b, which of the following
(c) + -x' -L+c represents the area of region R?
rZx'
r.
b

flrrrl -eg)ldx
(D)
+ +.#+c :
rr. frtxt -eg))dx
(E)
+ ++h[l +c a
)
rr. J[g(xl - f(x)]dx
\-, (A) io.,,,
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II, and III

28. The graphs of flx) and g(x) are

shown in the flgure above. If R is the
region bounded by flx), g{x), x = a,
and )( = b, which of the following
represents the volume when R is
rotated about the line y = 7?
(A) g(x))' dx
" f(f(x) -
(B)
" f(g(x))' -(r(r))'
dx
(c) +7)' -(g(x) +7)' dx
" f(f(x)
(D)
f (1 + s(x))'- (1 + f(x) )' dx
"
(E) . $ - ek)12 - (r - f(x) )' dx
f

'\.-/
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Section I, Part B: Multiple-Choice Questions

Time: 50 minutes
Number of Questions: 17
A calculator may be used on this part of the examination.

29. The curve f (x)=

t*t{ passes
Use the following information for
I problems 32 and 33.
x+2
through the point (0, +) . Ute the The rate of natural gas sales for the year
equation of the tangent line to the 1993 at a certain gas company is given
curve at the point (0, +) to by P(t) = tz - 4ACt + 160000, where P(t) is
approximate fl0.1). measured in gallons per day and t is the
(A) 0.45 number of days in 1993 (from day 0 to
(B) 0.475 day 365).
(c) 0.5
(D) 0.525 32. To the nearest gallon, what is the
(E) 0.55 total number of gallons of natural
gas sales at this company for the
30. At what value of x in the open 31 days (day 0 to day 31) of January
interval -1 < x < 0 will the 1993?
instantaneous rate of change of the (A) 4,777,730
function f(x) - tan-'(x) equal the (B) 4,617,930
average rate of change of the (c) 754,720
function with resPect to x on the (D) 748,965
closed interval -1 < x < 0 ?
(E) 748,567
(A) -o.5oo
(B) -0.523 33. To the nearest galloh, what is the
(c) -o.78e average rate of natural gas sales at
(D) none of the above this company for the 31 days (day 0
(E) There is no value of x which to day 31) of January 1993?
(A) 4,777,730
satisfles these conditions.
(B) 4,617,930
31. If k > 7, the area under the curve
(c) 1.54,720
(D) 748,965
y-kx2fromr.=0to){=kis (E) 748,561
tA) lxo
3

tB) 1t'
3

rc) !*u
4

rD) !x' -k
3
(E) k3
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34. If fl-x) = -flx) and flZ) = J and 37. A particle, initially at rest, moves in
a line so that its acceleration is
f'(2) =:,
5',
then what is the equation
a(t)= '0' for t > 0. What is the
of the tangent line to flx) at x = -2? t+7
(A) y-3-!w-z) velociff of the particle at time t = 4?
5 (A) -0.4
(B) 2
(B) y+3-!A-z) (c) 10
D
(D) 16.094
(c) y -3 - -:8
c
+2) (E) 53.863

(D) y -3 - !t" +2)

5-
(E) y+3-!u+z) v
D r -l--t--t--t-
I lttt
i- -t--r*-l--l-
35. A solid is generated by revolving the I I__t
I I I

region bounded by the x-axis, the

line )( = 5, and the function y = ln x
I

I
I

-{T
i k($ I

-l

around the x-axis. The volume of the 1 5

solid is l-1 _t_ _t

(A) 4.047
I
i-?r r r I I

t*2 1_t* _l_ _l_ _l_ _t_ _t

(B) 4.857 I
'r r r r I I

(c) t-3 l- - r- -r- -r- _l_ _t

75.259 I '-
lttl I I

(D) 88.706 _l__t__l__t- _t_ J

(E) 90.276

36. A continuous function gtt) is defined

38. Three functions g{x), h(x) and k(x) as
in the closed interval [0, 6] with graphed above represent a function,
values given in the table below.
flx), and its first and second
Using a midpoint Riemann sum with
derivatives, f'(x) and f'(x), but not
three subintervals of equal length,
necessarily in this order. Using glx),
the approximate value of f O(t) ar is h(x) and k(x), which ordered triple
t s(t)
represents (f(r), f '(x), t'(x)) ?
(A) Igk), h(x), k(x)l
04 (B) [k(x), h(x), g{x)l
77 (C) [g(x), k(x), h(x)]
(D) [h(x), g(x), k(x)]
2B (E) none of these
372
475
522
626
(A) 68
(B) 82
(C) 89
(D) e4
(E) 153
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(7t +3) dt 43. For f(x) = s€c 2x and 9[a) = tanx,

39. Jcos -
at what value of x on the interval
(A) Tsin (7t * 3) + C (ft\
(B) sin (7t + 3) + C I -'- +l
l. 4' 4)
do the
\r\-' Lrrv graphs of f and g

(C) (7t+ 3) + C have tangent lines that are parallel?

lrir,
7 (A) -1.83e3
(D) -7sin(7t+3) +C (B) -7.2777
(c) -7.073
(E) -+sin (Tt+ 3)+ c (D) 0.2276
7\ (E) There is no such point in this
,.10
interval.
40. If I 4f(x) dx = 2O and
44. For f(x) = axz + bx3, what is the
,.10
:
L 3f(x) dx -12, ordered pair (a, b) if the point (-7, 2)
then fnr,; l dx- is an extrema of flx)?
(A) (4,6)
(A) 4 (B) (6, 4)
(B) 77 r _2 _B)
(c)
(c)
(D) 57
32
tu';)
(E) ee \-) 19 1)
(D)
[s'sJ
47. Which value of x best approximates (E) (6,4)
the value which satisfies the Mean
Value Theorem for the function 45. Find the volume of the solid whose
base is bounded in the )ry-plane by
f(x) * x? + 7 on the interval the graphs f(x) = XFT and
7 < x < B?
(A) 0.265 U(x)= and whose cross
(B) 1.158 ; 1,
(c) 1.555 sections taken perpendicular to the
(D) 3.657 y-axis are isosceles right triangles
(E) 3.764 with one leg of the right triangle in
the )ry-plane.
(A) 2.974
42. Whatis g'(0) if g(x)-*,
Yr \1\r- , (B) 5.82e
3_x2
(c) 6.750
f(0) - 1., and f'(0) - -7? (D) 70.474
(A) 0 (E) none of these
2
(B)
;
(c) q
9

fD) I
9
(E) 2
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Answerc and Answer Explanations

Using the table below, score your test. Determine how many questions
you answered correctly and how many you answered incorrectly.
Additional information about scoring is at the end of the Diagmostic
Test.

7.E 2.E 3.A 4.D 5.C

6.B 7. C B.E 9.B 10. c
77. B 12. D 13. A 74. B 15. C
76. D 77. D 18. C 19. A 20. D
27. E 22. E 23. A 24. B 25. A
26. E 27. D 28. E 29. B 30. B
31. A 32. A 33. C 34. E 35. C
36. B 37. D 38. D 39. C 40. E
47. E 42. B 43. D 44. B 45. D