AP CALCULUS AB Test Booklet

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1. The rate at which a baby bird gains weight is proportional to the difference between its adult weight and its current
weight. At time t = 0, when the bird is first weighed, its weight is 20 grams. If B(t) is the weight of the bird, in
grams, at time t days after it is first weighed, then

Let y = B(t) be the solution to the differential equation above with initial condition B(0) = 20.

(a) Is the bird gaining weight faster when it weighs 40 grams or when it weighs 70 grams? Explain your reasoning.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(b) Find in terms of B. Use to explain why the graph of B cannot resemble the following graph.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(c) Use separation of variables to find y = B(t), the particular solution to the differential equation with initial
condition B(0) = 20.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

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2. Consider the differential equation .

(a) On the axes provided, sketch a slope field for the given differential equation at the twelve points indicated.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(b) Let y = f(x) be the particular solution to the differential equation with the initial condition f(1) = -1. Write an
equation for the line tangent to the graph of f at (1, -1) and use it to approximate f(1.1).

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(c) Find the particular solution y = f(x) to the given differential equation with the initial condition f(1) = -1.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

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3. Consider the differential equation .

(a) Let y = f(x) be the particular solution to the given differential equation for 1 < x < 5 such that the line y = -2 is
tangent to the graph of f. Find the x-coordinate of the point of tangency, and determine whether f has a local
maximum, local minimum, or neither at this point. Justify your answer.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(b) Let y = g(x) be the particular solution to the given differential equation for -2 < x < 8, with the initial condition
g(6) = -4. Find y = g(x).

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

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4. Consider the differential equation .

(a) On the axes provided, sketch a slope field for the given differential equation at the twelve points indicated, and
for -1 < x < 1, sketch the solution curve that passes through the point (0, -1) .

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(b) While the slope field in part (a) is drawn at only twelve points, it is defined at every point in the xy-plane for
which y ≠ 0. Describe all points in the xy-plane, y ≠ 0, for which dy/dx = -1.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(c) Find the particular solution y = f(x) to the given differential equation with the initial condition f(0) = -2.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

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5. NO CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED FOR THIS QUESTION.

Show all of your work, even though the question may not explicitly remind you to do so. Clearly label any
functions, graphs, tables, or other objects that you use. Justifications require that you give mathematical reasons,
and that you verify the needed conditions under which relevant theorems, properties, definitions, or tests are
applied. Your work will be scored on the correctness and completeness of your methods as well as your answers.
Answers without supporting work will usually not receive credit.

Unless otherwise specified, answers (numeric or algebraic) need not be simplified. If your answer is given as a
decimal approximation, it should be correct to three places after the decimal point.

Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function is assumed to be the set of all real numbers for which
is a real number.

ⅆ
Consider the differential equation ⅆ
. Let be the particular solution to the differential
equation with the initial condition .

(a) Write an equation for the line tangent to the graph of at . Use the tangent line to
approximate .

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

ⅆ
(b) Find the value of ⅆ at the point . Is the graph of concave up or concave down at the point
? Give a reason for your answer.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(c) Find , the particular solution to the differential equation with the initial condition .

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(d) For the particular solution found in part (c), find .

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

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6. NO CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED FOR THIS QUESTION.

Show all of your work, even though the question may not explicitly remind you to do so. Clearly label any
functions, graphs, tables, or other objects that you use. Justifications require that you give mathematical reasons,
and that you verify the needed conditions under which relevant theorems, properties, definitions, or tests are
applied. Your work will be scored on the correctness and completeness of your methods as well as your answers.
Answers without supporting work will usually not receive credit.

Unless otherwise specified, answers (numeric or algebraic) need not be simplified. If your answer is given as a
decimal approximation, it should be correct to three places after the decimal point.

Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function is assumed to be the set of all real numbers for which
is a real number.

ⅆ
Consider the differential equation ⅆ
.

(a) On the axes provided, sketch a slope field for the given differential equation at the nine points indicated.

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Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(b) Let be the particular solution to the given differential equation with the initial condition
. Write an equation for the line tangent to the graph of at . Use the equation to approximate the
value of .

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(c) Find the particular solution to the given differential equation with the initial condition .

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

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7. NO CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED FOR THIS QUESTION.

Show all of your work, even though the question may not explicitly remind you to do so. Clearly label any
functions, graphs, tables, or other objects that you use. Justifications require that you give mathematical reasons,
and that you verify the needed conditions under which relevant theorems, properties, definitions, or tests are
applied. Your work will be scored on the correctness and completeness of your methods as well as your answers.
Answers without supporting work will usually not receive credit.

Unless otherwise specified, answers (numeric or algebraic) need not be simplified. If your answer is given as a
decimal approximation, it should be correct to three places after the decimal point.

Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function is assumed to be the set of all real numbers for which
is a real number.

A class collected 1-cent coins to raise money for classroom supplies. Students in the class deposited the coins into
a container where all the coins were kept until the end of the collection period. For time days, , the
total number of coins in the container is modeled by a twice-differentiable function . Values of at various
times are shown in the table above.

(a) Use a midpoint Riemann sum with the two subintervals indicated by the table to approximate ⅆ.
Show the computations that lead to your answer.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(b) Find the value of ⅆ . Show the computations that lead to your answer.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(c) Using correct units, approximate using the average rate of change of over the interval
.

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Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(d) Explain the meaning of in the context of the problem.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(e) It is known that . Write an equation for the line tangent to the graph of at .

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(f) It is known that for . If is approximated using the equation from part (e),
would the approximation be an overestimate or underestimate for the actual value of ? Give a reason for
your answer.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(g) For , the total number of coins collected can also be modeled by the differentiable function ,
where is a function of . Assume the weight of each coin is grams. Write an expression for the rate of
change, in grams per day, of the total weight of the coins at days.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(h) Explain why the following slope field cannot represent the differential equation .

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Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

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8. NO CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED FOR THIS QUESTION.

Show all of your work, even though the question may not explicitly remind you to do so. Clearly label any
functions, graphs, tables, or other objects that you use. Justifications require that you give mathematical reasons,
and that you verify the needed conditions under which relevant theorems, properties, definitions, or tests are
applied. Your work will be scored on the correctness and completeness of your methods as well as your answers.
Answers without supporting work will usually not receive credit.

Unless otherwise specified, answers (numeric or algebraic) need not be simplified. If your answer is given as a
decimal approximation, it should be correct to three places after the decimal point.

Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function is assumed to be the set of all real numbers for which
is a real number.

A student on the school track and field team is running laps around a track. For time minutes, , the
total distance run, in meters, is modeled by an increasing, twice-differentiable function . Values of at
various times t are shown in the table above.

(a) Using correct units, approximate using the average rate of change of over the interval .

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(b) Explain the meaning of in the context of the problem.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(c) It is known that . Write an equation for the line tangent to the graph of at .

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(d) Use a left Riemann sum with the three subintervals indicated by the table to approximate ⅆ . Show
the computations that lead to your answer.

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Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(e) Is the approximation from part (d) an overestimate or an underestimate for ⅆ ? Give a reason for
your answer.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(f) Find the value of ⅆ . Show the computations that lead to your answer.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(g) The student is using their running practice as a fundraiser. For , the total number of laps run can
be modeled by the differentiable function , where is a function of . For every lap run, the student raises
dollars. Write an expression for the rate of change, in dollars per minute, of the total money raised at
minutes.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(h) Explain why the following slope field cannot represent the differential equation .

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9.

The slope field for a certain differential equation is shown above. Which of the following could be a specific
solution to that differential equation?
(A) y = x2
(B) y = ex
(C) y = e-x
(D) y = cos x
(E) y = ln x

10. If is the size of a population at time t, which of the following differential equations describes linear growth in
the size of the population?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

11. A puppy weighs 2.0 pounds at birth and 3.5 pounds two months later. If the weight of the puppy during its first
6 months is increasing at a rate proportional to its weight, then how much will the puppy weigh when it is 3 months
old?

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(A) 4.2 pounds

12. During a certain epidemic, the number of people that are infected at any time increases at a rate proportional to
the number of people that are infected at that time. If 1,000 people are infected when the epidemic is first
discovered, and 1,200 are infected 7 days later, how many people are infected 12 days after the epidemic is first
discovered?
(A) 343
(B) 1,343
(C) 1,367
(D) 1,400
(E) 2,057

13. Let f and g be functions that are differentiable for all real numbers x and that have the following properties.

(i) f′(x) = f(x) − g(x)

(ii) g′(x) = g(x) − f(x)

(iii) f(0) = 5

(iv) g(0) = 1

(a) Prove that f(x) + g(x) = 6 for all x.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

(b) Find f(x) and g(x). Show your work.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

14. During optimal conditions, the rate of change of the population of a certain organism is proportional to the
population at time , in hours. At time hours, the population is 300. At time hours, the population is
1000. At what time is the population 500 ?

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(A)

(B)
(C)

(D)

15. A dose of 400 milligrams of a drug is administered to a patient. The amount of the drug, in milligrams, in the
person’s bloodstream at time , in hours, is given by . The rate at which the drug leaves the bloodstream can be
modeled by the differential equation , where is a constant. Which of the following could be an
expression for ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

16. Extreme heat applied to a colony of microorganisms causes the size of the colony, measured in grams, to
decrease according to the exponential decay model , where the time is measured in hours. The size
of a second colony of microorganisms, also measured in grams, decreases at the constant rate of 1 gram per hour
according to the linear model . If at time the first colony has size and the second
colony has size , at what time will both colonies have the same size?
(A) 1.437
(B) 1.667
(C) 2.156
(D) 2.654

17. For what value of , if any, will be a solution to the differential equation
?
(A)
(B)
(C) 3
(D) There is no such value of .

18. For what value of , if any, is a solution to the differential equation ?

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19.

Shown above is a slope field for which of the following differential equations?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

20. Which of the following is the solution to the differential equation for with the initial
condition ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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21. The general solution to the differential equation is . Let be the particular
solution to the differential equation with the initial condition . Which of the following is an
expression for and the domain for which the solution is valid?
(A) for
(B) for
(C) for
(D) for

22. What is the general solution to the differential equation ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

23. What are all solutions to the differential equation ?

(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)

24. The rate of change of the volume, V, of water in a tank with respect to time, t, is directly proportional to the square
root of the volume. Which of the following is a differential equation that describes this relationship?
(A)
(B)
(C)

(D)

(E)

25. The rate at which a quantity of a certain radioactive substance decays is proportional to the amount of the
substance present at a given time. Which of the following is a differential equation that could describe this
relationship?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

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26. If the pressure applied to a gas is increased while the gas is held at a constant temperature, then the volume of
the gas will decrease. The rate of change of the volume of gas with respect to the pressure is proportional to the
reciprocal of the square of the pressure. Which of the following is a differential equation that could describe this
relationship?
(A) , where is a positive constant.
(B) , where is a positive constant.
(C) , where is a negative constant.
(D) , where is a negative constant.

27.

The slope field for a certain differential equation is shown above. Which of the following could be the particular
solution to the differential equation satisfying ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

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28.

Shown above is a slope field for which of the following differential equations?
(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)

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29.

The slope field for a certain differential equation is shown above. Which of the following could be a solution to the
differential equation with the initial condition ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

30. Which of the following could be a slope field for the differential equation ?

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(A)

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(B)

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(C)

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(D)

31. What is the particular solution to the differential equation with the initial condition ?

(A)

(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

32. Which of the following is the solution to the differential equation with the initial condition

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

33. The population P of a city grows according to the differential equation , where k is a constant and t is
measured in years. If the population of the city doubles every 12 years, what is the value of k ?

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(A) 0.058
(B) 0.061
(C) 0.167
(D) 0.693
(E) 8.318

34. Which of the following is the solution to the differential equation whose graph contains the points
(0,1)?
(A)
(B) y = x2 + 1
(C) y = ln( x2+1 )
(D) y = 1 + ln( x2+1 )
(E)

35. If y = f(x) is a solution to the differential equation with the initial condition f(0) = 2, which of the
following is true?
(A)
(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

36. A curve has slope 2x + 3 at each point (x,y) on the curve. Which of the following is an equation for this curve if it
passes through the point (1,2) ?
(A) y = 5x - 3
(B) y = x2 + 1
(C) y = x2 + 3x
(D) y = x2 + 3x - 2
(E) y = 2x2 + 3x - 3

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