Ap Calc BC Extra Practice
Ap Calc BC Extra Practice
Calculus Essentials
Drill
Cracking the AP Calculus BC Exam
Unit 1 Drill
For answers and explanations, check out Unit 1—Differential Calculus Essentials Drill
Solutions.
1.
10 x 2 + 25 x + 1
2. lim
x →∞ x4 − 8 =
5x 4 + 2 x
3. lim =
x →∞
x2
x
4. lim =
x
x → 0−
x
5. lim =
x →7 ( x − 7 )2
sin 3 x
6. Find lim .
x →0 sin 8 x
x 2 sin x
7. Find lim .
x → 0 1 − cos 2 x
sin( x + h ) − sin x
8. Find lim .
h →0 h
5 x + 7, x < 3
9. Is the function f ( x ) = continuous at x = 3?
7 x + 1, x > 3
1
14. Find the derivative of f ( x )= .
x2
1
17. Find the derivative and simplify: x+
x3
Find f 9(x) if f ( x ) = ( x + 1) .
10
20.
4x8 − x
21. Find f 9(x) if f ( x ) = .
8x 4
2
x − x
22. Find f 9(x) at x = 1 if f ( x ) = .
x + x
x .
23. Find f 9(x) at x = 1 if f ( x ) =
(1 + x )2 2
du 1
24. Find at v = 2 if u = x 3 + x 2 and x = .
dv v
25. Find
dy if y = cot 4x.
dx
26. Find
dy if y = 2 sin 3x cos 4x.
dx
dr
27. Find if r = sec θ tan 2θ.
dθ
28. Find
dy if
dx
( ( x )) .
y = sin cos
dy
29. Find if cos y − sin x = sin y − cos x . Use implicit differentiation.
dx
1 1
dy
30. Find if x 2 + y 2 = 2 y 2 at (1, 1). Use implicit differentiation.
dx