AP Calculus AB Scoring Guide

Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part C

1. Let be the function given by . On which of the following open intervals is

continuous?

2.

Let be the function defined above. For what values of is continuous at ?

A 0.508 only

B 0.647 only

C and 0.508

D and 0.647

3. Let be the function given by . The Intermediate Value Theorem applied to

on the closed interval guarantees a solution in to which of the following equations?

Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print
beyond your school’s participation in the program is prohibited.
Page 1 of 9
 AP Calculus AB Scoring Guide

Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part C

4.

The graph of the function is shown above. On which of the following intervals is continuous?

Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print
beyond your school’s participation in the program is prohibited.
Page 2 of 9
 AP Calculus AB Scoring Guide

Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part C

The function is continuous on the interval and is not continuous on the interval .
5.
Which of the following could not be an expression for ?

6.

Let be the function defined above, where is a constant. For what value of is continuous at ?

Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print
beyond your school’s participation in the program is prohibited.
Page 3 of 9
 AP Calculus AB Scoring Guide

Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part C

D 0

7.

Let be the function defined above. For what value of , if any, is continuous at ?

A 2

B 4

C 6

D There is no such .

8. The function is defined by . Which of the following statements must be true?

Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print
beyond your school’s participation in the program is prohibited.
Page 4 of 9
 AP Calculus AB Scoring Guide

Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part C

A and

B and

C and

D and

9. Let be a function such that . Which of the following statements must be true?

B is undefined at .

C The graph of has a vertical asymptote at .

D The graph of has a vertical asymptote at .

10. Let be a function of . If and , which of the following could be a

graph of ?

Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print
beyond your school’s participation in the program is prohibited.
Page 5 of 9
 AP Calculus AB Scoring Guide

Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part C

Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print
beyond your school’s participation in the program is prohibited.
Page 6 of 9
 AP Calculus AB Scoring Guide

Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part C

Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print
beyond your school’s participation in the program is prohibited.
Page 7 of 9
 AP Calculus AB Scoring Guide

Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part C

11. Let be the function defined by . Which of the following statements are true?
1. The graph of has a horizontal asymptote at because .
2. The graph of has a horizontal asymptote at because .
3. The graph of has a vertical asymptote at because .

A I only

B III only

C I and II only

D I, II, and III

12. The population on an island is modeled by for , where is the number of

people on the island after years. What is ?

A 60

B 100

C 150

D 6000

13. Let be the function defined by for . Which of the following is a horizontal
asymptote to the graph of ?

Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print
beyond your school’s participation in the program is prohibited.
Page 8 of 9
 AP Calculus AB Scoring Guide

Unit 1 Progress Check: MCQ Part C

D There is no horizontal asymptote to the graph of .

Let be a function such that . Which of the following statements provides sufficient
14.
additional information to conclude that there is a value in the interval such that ?

A is defined for all .

B is increasing for all .

C is continuous for all .

D There is a value in the interval such that .

Let be a function of . Which of the following statements, if true, would guarantee that there is a number
15.
in the interval such that ?

A is increasing on the interval , where and .

B is increasing on the interval , where and .

C is continuous on the interval , where and .

D is continuous on the interval , where and .

Copyright © 2021. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in print beyond your school’s
participation in the program is prohibited.
Page 9 of 9