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Approximation Form C 2021

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing calculus concepts like derivatives, differentials, mean value theorem, and geometry. The questions involve finding derivatives of functions, using differentials to approximate changes, finding volumes of solids of revolution, and calculating errors using differentials.

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Approximation Form C 2021

This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing calculus concepts like derivatives, differentials, mean value theorem, and geometry. The questions involve finding derivatives of functions, using differentials to approximate changes, finding volumes of solids of revolution, and calculating errors using differentials.

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FORM C APPROXIMATION EXAM FORM C

1 Jason and Bryan are both heading towards Diamond Bar High School. Jason is 100 miles north of
DBHS and is traveling at a rate of 60 mph. Bryan is 100 miles east of DBHS and is traveling at a rate
70mph. After one hour, at what rate is the distance between the cars changing?
A) 50 mph B) 60 mph C) 70 mph D) 80 mph E) 90 mph
2 Given y = 3x + x with x = 2 and dx = 0.002, then find dy using differentials.
2

A) 0.020 B) 0.026 C) 0.028 D) 0.014 E) 0.260


3 Find the equation of the tangent line to f (x) = 2x3 – 3x + 5 at x = -1.
A) y = 3x + 9 B) y = -9x – 3 C) y = 3x + 3 D) y = 3x + 13 E) y = -9x + 15
4 If ƒ(x) = x5 – x4 + 2x – 1 and if r is the only real number such that ƒ(r) = 0, then r is between
A) – 2 and – 1 B) – 1 and 0 C) 0 and 1 D) 1 and 2 E) 2 and 3
5 dy
If sin (xy) = y, then equals
dx
1 – y cos (xy) y cos (xy)
A) sec (xy) B) y cos (xy) – 1 C) xcos (xy) D) 1 – x cos (xy) E) cos (xy)
6 The edge of a cube is measured as 44.52 cm. with a possible error of 3%. The cube’s volume is to be
calculated from this measurement. Find the (positive) error in this calculation. Round x to three decimal
places and write the THIRD decimal as your answer. For example, if the answer was 12.345, the answer
is 5 which is C.
A) 0 or 1 B) 2 or 3 C) 4 or 5 D) 6 or 7 E) 8 or 9
7 dy x 2
Given = and x = 3 when y = 9. Find y when x = –3.
dx y
27
A) 0 B) –3 C)3 D) 81 3 E)
2
8 If the position of a particle on a line at time t is given by s(t) = t3 – 3t , then the velocity of the particle is
increasing when:
A) –1 < t < 1 B) –1 < t < 0 C) t < 0 D) t > 0 E) |t| > 1
9 The acceleration of a particle moving on a straight line is given by a(t) = cost, and when t = 0 the particle
is at rest. The distance it covers from t = 0 to t = 2 is:
A) sin2 B) 1 – cos2 C) cos2 D) sin2 – 1 E) – cos2
 g ( g ( x ) )  is always:
10 d
If ƒ ‘ (x) > 0 and g ‘ (x) < 0 for all x, then
dx  
A) 0 B) Negative C) Positive D) 1 E) Not enough information
11 Find the volume of the solid whose base is the region bounded by x2 + y2 = 4 and whose cross sections
perpendicular to the x–axis are equilateral triangles.
4 3 8 3 16 3 32 3
A) B) C) 4 3 D) E)
3 3 3 3
12 Give the answer rounded to 3 places past the decimal point.
Approximate 3 6.92 + ( 6.92 ) Round your answer to three decimal places and write the THIRD
4

decimal as your answer. For example, if the answer was 12.345, the answer is 5 which is C.

A) 0 or 1 B) 2 or 3 C) 4 or 5 D) 6 or 7 E) 8 or 9
13 At how many points on the interval [ 0,  ] does f (x) = 2sinx + sin4x satisfy the Mean Value Theorem?
A) none B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) 4
14 If c represents the number defined by Rolle’s Theorem, then, for the function
ƒ(x) = x3 – 3x2 on the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 3 , c is equal to
A) 2 B) 1 C) 0 D) 2 E) None
FORM C APPROXIMATION EXAM FORM C
15 Find the percent error using differentials, if the input into f ( x) = x3 − 2 x 2 , changes from
x = 5 to x = 4.8
A) 13.984% B) 14.667% C) 85.333% D) 86.016% E) 11.000%
16 3 2
Use differentials to determine f (3.234) if f(x) = x + 4x - 3x +2 Round your answer to three decimal
places and write the THIRD decimal as your answer. For example, if the answer was 12.345, the answer
is 5 which is C.
A) 0 or 1 B) 2 or 3 C) 4 or 5 D) 6 or 7 E) 8 or 9
17 A cube has edges 9 cm long. If, on cooling, each edge shrinks by 0.2 cm, use differentials to
approximate the amount by which the volume of the cube has decreased.
A) 680.4 cm3 B) 486 cm3 C) 243 cm3 D) 24.3 cm3 E) 48.6 cm3
18 x + 4 x − 3 x  0
2
Find f ' (−2) if f(x) =  2 A) –11 B) –7 C) 0 D) 5 E) 15
2 x − 3x + 1 x  0
19 Calculate the volume of y = x2 – 3x + 5 and y = −x2 + 5x + 1 when their area is revolved around
y = 10. A) 24 B) 75 C) 126 D) 237 E) 318
20 A sphere of radius 10 cm is to be turned out by a lathe. If the radius is 0.1 cm too long, by using
differentials, what is the error in the calculation of the surface area of the sphere?
A) 80π B) 32π C) 20π D) 8π E) 6.4π

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