BC PRACTICE EXAM 3 BARRON’S 9TH EDITION

Part A (NO CALCULATORS)

lim
1. [x] (where [x] is the greatest integer in x) is
x 2
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) ∞ E) nonexistent

 
 sin  h1
2 
2. lim
h 0 is A) 1 B) –1 C) 0 D) ∞ E) none of these
h


3n
3.  n 1
=
 n 0 4

3
A) B) 1 C) 3 D) 4 E) diverges
4

4. The equation of the tangent to the curve 2x2 – y4 = 1 at the point (–1,1) is
A) y = –x B) y = 2 – x C) 4y + 5x + 1 = 0 D) x – 2y + 3 = 0 E) x – 4y + 5 = 0

1
5. The nth term of the Taylor series expansion about x = 0 of the function f (x) = 1 + 2x is
x n – 1
A) (2x)n B) 2xn – 1 C) 2 D) (–1)n – 1 (2x)n – 1 E) (–1)n (2x)n – 1
 

2x2 – x + 4
6. When the method of partial fractions is used to decompose 3 , one of the fractions obtained is
x – 3x2 + 2x
5 2 1 2 5
A) – x – 1 B) – x – 1 C) x – 1 D) x – 1 E) x – 1

ln x
7. A relative maximum value of the function y = x is
2 1
A) 1 B) e C) e D) e E) none of these

0.3
8. When a series is used to approximate e x 2
dx, the value of the integral, to two decimal places, is
0
A) –0.09 B) 0.29 C) 0.35 D) 0.81 E) 1.35

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9. A particular solution of the differential equation whose slope field is shown above contains point P.
This solution may also contain which other point (A,B,C,D,E) ?

x
Let F(x) = 
dt
10. 1 – t2 . Which is (are) true?

5
I. The domain of F is x ≠ ±1. II. F(2) >0. III. F is concave upward.
A) none B) I only C) II only D) III only E) II and III only

11. As the tides change, the water-level in a bay varies sinusoidally. At high tide today at 8 A.M., the water-
level was 15 feet; at low tide, 6 hours later at 2 P.M., it was 3 feet. How fast, in ft. per hr., was the water-
π 3
level dropping at noon today? A) 3 B) 2 C) 3 3 D) π 3 E) 6 3

x
12. Let 
f(t) dt = x sin πx then f (3) = A) –3π B) –1 C) 0 D) 1 E) 3π
0

eu 1
13.  1  e2u du is equal to A) ln (1 + e2u) + C B) 2 ln |1 + eu| + C
1 1
C) 2 tan–1 eu + C D) tan–1 eu + C E) 2 tan–1 e2u + C

14. Given f(x) = log10 x and log10 (102)  2.0086, which is closest to f ' (100)?
A) 0.0043 B) 0.0086 C) 0.01 D) 1.0043 E) 2

10x
15. If G(2) = 5 and G ' (x) = , then an estimate of G(2.2) using local linearization is approximately
9 – x2
A) 5.4 B) 5.5 C) 5.8 D) 8.8 E) 13.8

16. The area bounded by the parabola y = x2 and the lines y = 1 and y = 9 equals
84 64 104
A) 8 B) 3 C) 3 2 D) 32 E) 3
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17. The first-quadrant region bounded by y = , y = 0, x = q (0<q<1), and x = 1 is rotated about the x-axis.
x
2π 4π
The volume obtained as q  0+ equals A) 3 B) 3 C) 2π D) 4π E) none of these

18. A curve is given parametrically by the equations x = 3 – 2 sin t and y = 2 cos t – 1.

π
The length of the arc from t = 0 to t = π is A) 2 B) π C) 2 + π D) 2π E) 4π

19. Suppose the function f is both increasing and concave up on a ≤ x ≤ b. Then, using the same number of
subdivision, and with L, R, M, and T denoting respectively Left, Right, Midpoint, and Trapezoid sums, it
follows that
A) R ≤ T ≤ M ≤ L B) L ≤ T ≤ M ≤ R C) R ≤ M ≤ T ≤ L D) L ≤ M ≤ T ≤ R E) none of these

x2
20. Which of the following statements about the graph of y = x – 2 are true?
I. The graph has no horizontal asymptote.
II. The line x = 2 is a vertical asymptote.
III. The line y = x + 2 is an oblique asymptote.
A) I only B) II only C) I and II only D) I and III only E) all three

21. The only function that does not satisfy the Mean Value Theorem on the interval specified is
1 x3 x2
A) f(x) = x2 – 2x on [–3,1]. B) f(x) = x on [1,3]. C) f(x) = 3 – 2 + x on [–1,2].
1 1 3 
D) f(x) = x + x on [–1,1]. E) f(x) = x2/3 on 2 , 2  .
 

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22. 
x2ex dx = A) –3e – 1 B) –e C) e – 2 D) 3e E) 4e – 1
0

23. A cylindrical tank is partially full of water at time t = 0, when more water begins flowing in at a
constant rate. The tank becomes half full when t = 4, and is completely full when t = 12.
dh
Let h represent the height of the water at time t. During which interval is dt increasing?
A) never B) 0 < t < 4 C) 0 < t < 8 D) 0 < t < 12 E) 4 < t < 12
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24. The graph of function f consists of 3 quarter-circles. Which of the following is equivalent to 
f(x) dx ?
0
2 2 4
1 1
I. 2 
 
 
2f(x) dx
f(x) dx II. f(x) dx III.
–2 4 0
A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I and II only E) all of these

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25. The base of a solid is the first-quadrant region bounded by y = 4 – 2x , and each cross-section
perpendicular to the x-axis is a semicircle with a diameter in the xy-plane. The volume of the solid is
2 2 2 2
π π π π
A) 2
 4 – 2x dx B) 8 4 – 2x dx C) 8 
 4 – 2x dx D) 4 
(4 – y4)2 dy
0 0 –2 0
4
4
π
E) 8 
(4 – y4)2 dy
0

2 1 2 1
26. The average value of f(x) = 3 + |x| on the interval [–2,4] is A) 23 B) 33 C) 43 D) 53 E) 6

27. The area inside the circle r = 3 sin  and outside the cardioid r = 1 + sin  is given by
π/2 π/2 5π/6
1
A) [ 9 sin  – (1 + sin ) ] d B) 
2 2 (2 sin – 1) d
2 C) 2  (8 sin2  – 1) d
π/6 π/6 π/6
5π/6
9π 1
D) 4 – 2  (1 + sin )2 d E) none of these
π/6

 x 2  36
 ,x6
28. Let f(x) =  x  6
12 ,x6

Which of the following statements is (are) true?
I. f is defined at x = 6. II. lim
x 6 f (x) exists. III. f is continuous at x = 6.
A) I only B) II only C) I and II only D) I, II, and III E) none of the statements

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PART B (CALCULATORS ARE ALLOWED)

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29. Two objects in motion from t = 0 to t = 3 seconds have positions, x1(t) = cos (t2 + 1) and x2(t) = 2t
respectively. How many times during the three seconds do the objects have the same velocity?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) 4

x –1 0 1 2 3
f ''(x) –4 –1 2 5 8

30. The table above shows values of f '' (x) for various values of x. The function f could be
A) a linear function B) a quadratic function C) a cubic function
D) a fourth-degree function E) an exponential function

31. Where, in the first quadrant, does the rose r = sin 3 have a vertical tangent?
A) nowhere B)  = 0.39 C)  = 0.47 D)  = 0.52 E)  = 0.60

dH
32. A cup of coffee placed on a table cools at a rate of dt = –0.05(H – 70) degrees per minute, where H
represents its temperature and t is time in minutes. If the coffee was at 120° F initially, what will its
temperature be 10 minutes later?
A) 73° F B) 95° F C) 100° F D) 118° F E) 143° F

33. An investment of $4000 grows at the rate of 320 e0.08t dollars per year after t years. Its value after 10
years is approximately A) $4902 B) $8902 C) 7122 D) $12,902 E) none of these

34. The sketch shows the graphs of f (x) = x2 – 4x – 5 and the line x = k. The regions labeled A and B have
equal areas if k = A) 5 B) 7.766 C) 7.899 D) 8 E) 11
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The graph above is for questions 35 and 36. It shows the velocity of an object during the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 9.

35. The object attains its greatest speed at t = A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 6 E) 8

36. The object was at the origin at t = 3. It returned to the origin

A) at t = 5 B) at t = 6 C) during 6 < t < 7 D) at t = 7 E) during 7< t < 8

37. An object in motion in the plane has acceleration vector a (t) = (sint, e–t) for
0 ≤ t ≤ 5. It is at rest when t = 0. What is the maximum speed it attains?
A) 1.022 B) 1.414 C) 2.217 D) 2.958 E) 3.162

6
 x–2
38. If we replace x – 2 by u, then  x dx is equivalent to

3
2 2 6 6 2
 2  2 1 u2
A)  D) 
u du u du 2u u du
u2 + 2 B) 2  2 C)  2 du  E) 2 2 du
 u + 2 u + 2 u2 + 2 u + 2
1 1 3 3 1


xn
39. 
The set of all x for which the power series
n  0 ( n  1) 3
n
converges is

A) {-3,3} B) |x| < 3 C) |x| > 3 D) 3  x  3 E) 3  x  3

40. A particle moves along a line with acceleration a = 6t. If, when t = 0, v = 1, then the total distance
traveled between t = 0 and t = 3 equals A) 30 B) 28 C) 27 D) 26 E) none of these

10 9
41. The definite integral 
1 x2
1
dx represents the length of an arc. If one end of the arc is at the
point (1,2), then an equation describing the curve is
9 9 9
A) y  3ln x  2 B) y  x  3ln x  1 C) y  11  3 D) y  9   10 E) y  9   8
x x x

d2 2
42. Suppose f (3) = 2, f ' (3) = 5, and f '' (3) = –2. Then (f (x)) at x = 3 is equal to
dx2
A) –20 B) 10 C) 20 D) 38 E) 42
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43. Which statement is true?

A) If f (x) is continuous at x = c, then f ' (c) exists.
B) If f ' (c) = 0, then f has a local maximum or minimum at (c,f (c)).
C) If f '' (c) = 0, then f has an inflection point at (c,f (c)).
D) If f is differentiable at x = c, then f is continuous at x = c.
E) If f is continuous on (a,b), then f maintains a maximum value on (a,b).

44. The graph of f ' is shown above. Which statements about f must be true for a < x < b?
I. f is increasing II. f is continuous III. f is differentiable
A) I only B) II only C) I and II only D) I and III only E) all three

45. After a bomb explodes, pieces can be found scattered around the center of the blast. The density of
2x
bomb fragments lying x meters from ground zero is given by N (x) = fragments per square meter.
1 + x3/2
How many fragments will be found within 20 meters of the point where the bomb exploded?
A) 13 B) 278 C) 556 D) 712 E) 4383