1997 AP Calculus AB:

Section I, Part A
50 Minutes—No Calculator

Note: Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function f is assumed to be the set of all real
numbers x for which f (x) is a real number.

2
∫ 1 (4 x
3
1. − 6 x) dx =

(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 36
(E) 42

2. If f ( x) = x 2 x − 3, then f ′( x) =

3x − 3
(A)
2x − 3
x
(B)
2x − 3
1
(C)
2x − 3
−x + 3
(D)
2x − 3
5x − 6
(E)
2 2x − 3

b b
3. If ∫a f ( x) dx = a + 2b, then ∫ a ( f ( x) + 5) dx =
(A) a + 2b + 5 (B) 5b − 5a (C) 7b − 4 a (D) 7b − 5a (E) 7b − 6 a

1
4. If f ( x) = − x3 + x + , then f ′(−1) =
x

(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) –3 (E) –5

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5. The graph of y = 3 x 4 − 16 x3 + 24 x 2 + 48 is concave down for

(A) x<0
(B) x>0
2
(C) x < −2 or x > −
3
2
(D) x< or x > 2
3
2
(E) <x<2
3

t
1 2
2∫
6. e dt =
t t t
−
−t
(A) e +C (B) e 2 +C (C) e 2 +C (D) 2e 2 +C (E) et + C

d
7. cos 2 ( x3 ) =
dx

(A) 6 x 2 sin( x3 ) cos( x3 )

(B) 6 x 2 cos( x3 )

(C) sin 2 ( x3 )

(D) −6 x 2 sin( x3 ) cos( x3 )

(E) −2sin( x3 ) cos( x3 )

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Questions 8-9 refer to the following situation.

A bug begins to crawl up a vertical wire at time t = 0 . The velocity v of the bug at time t,
0 ≤ t ≤ 8 , is given by the function whose graph is shown above.

8. At what value of t does the bug change direction?

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 7 (E) 8

9. What is the total distance the bug traveled from t = 0 to t = 8 ?

(A) 14 (B) 13 (C) 11 (D) 8 (E) 6

π
10. An equation of the line tangent to the graph of y = cos(2 x) at x = is
4

⎛ π⎞
(A) y −1 = − ⎜ x − ⎟
⎝ 4⎠

⎛ π⎞
(B) y − 1 = −2 ⎜ x − ⎟
⎝ 4⎠

⎛ π⎞
(C) y = 2⎜ x − ⎟
⎝ 4⎠

⎛ π⎞
(D) y = −⎜ x − ⎟
⎝ 4⎠

⎛ π⎞
(E) y = −2 ⎜ x − ⎟
⎝ 4⎠

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11. The graph of the derivative of f is shown in the figure above. Which of the following could be the
graph of f ?

1 2
12. At what point on the graph of y = x is the tangent line parallel to the line 2 x − 4 y = 3 ?
2
⎛1 1⎞ ⎛1 1⎞ ⎛ 1⎞ ⎛ 1⎞
(A) ⎜ ,− ⎟ (B) ⎜ , ⎟ (C) ⎜1, − ⎟ (D) ⎜1, ⎟ (E) ( 2, 2 )
⎝2 2⎠ ⎝ 2 8⎠ ⎝ 4⎠ ⎝ 2⎠

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4 − x2
13. Let f be a function defined for all real numbers x. If f ′( x) = , then f is decreasing on the
x−2
interval

(A) ( −∞, 2 ) (B) ( −∞, ∞ ) (C) ( −2, 4 ) (D) ( −2, ∞ ) (E) ( 2, ∞ )

14. Let f be a differentiable function such that f (3) = 2 and f ′(3) = 5 . If the tangent line to the graph
of f at x = 3 is used to find an approximation to a zero of f, that approximation is

(A) 0.4 (B) 0.5 (C) 2.6 (D) 3.4 (E) 5.5

15. The graph of the function f is shown in the figure above. Which of the following statements about
f is true?

(A) lim f ( x) = lim f ( x)

x →a x→b

(B) lim f ( x) = 2
x →a

(C) lim f ( x) = 2
x→b

(D) lim f ( x) = 1
x→b

(E) lim f ( x) does not exist.

x →a

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16. The area of the region enclosed by the graph of y = x 2 + 1 and the line y = 5 is

14 16 28 32
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 8π
3 3 3 3

d2y
17. If x 2 + y 2 = 25 , what is the value of at the point ( 4,3) ?
dx 2

25 7 7 3 25
(A) − (B) − (C) (D) (E)
27 27 27 4 27

π
e tan x
18. ∫ 0
4
cos 2 x
dx is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) e −1 (D) e (E) e +1

19. If f ( x) = ln x 2 − 1 , then f ′( x) =

2x
(A)
x2 − 1
2x
(B)
2
x −1

2 x
(C)
x2 − 1
2x
(D) 2
x −1
1
(E) 2
x −1

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20. The average value of cos x on the interval [ −3,5] is

sin 5 − sin 3
(A)
8
sin 5 − sin 3
(B)
2
sin 3 − sin 5
(C)
2
sin 3 + sin 5
(D)
2
sin 3 + sin 5
(E)
8

x
21. lim is
x→1 ln x

1
(A) 0 (B) (C) 1 (D) e (E) nonexistent
e

22. What are all values of x for which the function f defined by f ( x) = ( x 2 − 3)e − x is increasing?

(A) There are no such values of x .

(B) x < −1 and x > 3
(C) −3 < x < 1
(D) −1 < x < 3
(E) All values of x

23. If the region enclosed by the y-axis, the line y = 2 , and the curve y = x is revolved about the
y-axis, the volume of the solid generated is

32π 16π 16π 8π

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) π
5 3 5 3

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1 ⎛ 1 2 3 50 ⎞
24. The expression ⎜⎜ + + + ⋅⋅⋅ + ⎟ is a Riemann sum approximation for
50 ⎝ 50 50 50 50 ⎟⎠

1 x
(A) ∫0 50
dx

1
(B) ∫0 x dx

1 1 x
50 ∫ 0 50
(C) dx

1 1
50 ∫ 0
(D) x dx

1 50
50 ∫ 0
(E) x dx

25. ∫ x sin(2 x) dx =
x 1
(A) − cos(2 x) + sin(2 x) + C
2 4
x 1
(B) − cos(2 x) − sin(2 x) + C
2 4
x 1
(C) cos(2 x) − sin(2 x) + C
2 4

(D) −2 x cos(2 x) + sin(2 x) + C

(E) −2 x cos(2 x) − 4sin(2 x) + C

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40 Minutes—Graphing Calculator Required

Notes: (1) The exact numerical value of the correct answer does not always appear among the choices
given. When this happens, select from among the choices the number that best approximates
the exact numerical value.

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

e2 x
76. If f ( x) = , then f ′( x) =
2x
(A) 1

e 2 x (1 − 2 x)
(B)
2 x2

(C) e 2x

e 2 x (2 x + 1)
(D)
x2

e 2 x (2 x − 1)
(E)
2 x2

77. The graph of the function y = x3 + 6 x 2 + 7 x − 2 cos x changes concavity at x =

(A) –1.58 (B) –1.63 (C) –1.67 (D) –1.89 (E) –2.33

3
78. The graph of f is shown in the figure above. If ∫1 f ( x) dx = 2.3 and F ′( x) = f ( x), then
F (3) − F (0) =

(A) 0.3 (B) 1.3 (C) 3.3 (D) 4.3 (E) 5.3

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f (2 + h) − f (2)
79. Let f be a function such that lim = 5 . Which of the following must be true?
h →0 h

I. f is continuous at x = 2.
II. f is differentiable at x = 2.
III. The derivative of f is continuous at x = 2 .

(A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) I and III only (E) II and III only

2
80. Let f be the function given by f ( x) = 2e 4 x . For what value of x is the slope of the line tangent to
the graph of f at ( x, f ( x) ) equal to 3?

(A) 0.168 (B) 0.276 (C) 0.318 (D) 0.342 (E) 0.551

81. A railroad track and a road cross at right angles. An observer stands on the road 70 meters south of
the crossing and watches an eastbound train traveling at 60 meters per second. At how many
meters per second is the train moving away from the observer 4 seconds after it passes through the
intersection?

(A) 57.60 (B) 57.88 (C) 59.20 (D) 60.00 (E) 67.40

82. If y = 2 x − 8 , what is the minimum value of the product xy ?

(A) –16 (B) –8 (C) –4 (D) 0 (E) 2

83. What is the area of the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the graphs of y = cos x, y = x,
and the y-axis?

(A) 0.127 (B) 0.385 (C) 0.400 (D) 0.600 (E) 0.947

84. The base of a solid S is the region enclosed by the graph of y = ln x , the line x = e, and the
x-axis. If the cross sections of S perpendicular to the x-axis are squares, then the volume of S is

1 2 1 3
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 2 (E) (e − 1)
2 3 3

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85. If the derivative of f is given by f ′( x) = e x − 3 x 2 , at which of the following values of x does f
have a relative maximum value?

(A) –0.46 (B) 0.20 (C) 0.91 (D) 0.95 (E) 3.73

86. Let f ( x) = x . If the rate of change of f at x = c is twice its rate of change at x = 1 , then c =

1 1 1
(A) (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) (E)
4 2 2 2

87. At time t ≥ 0 , the acceleration of a particle moving on the x-axis is a (t ) = t + sin t . At t = 0 , the
velocity of the particle is –2. For what value t will the velocity of the particle be zero?

(A) 1.02 (B) 1.48 (C) 1.85 (D) 2.81 (E) 3.14

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x
88. Let f ( x) = ∫ h(t ) dt , where h has the graph shown above. Which of the following could be the
a
graph of f ?

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x 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

f ( x) 3 3 5 8 13

89. A table of values for a continuous function f is shown above. If four equal subintervals of [ 0, 2]
2
are used, which of the following is the trapezoidal approximation of ∫0 f ( x) dx ?

(A) 8 (B) 12 (C) 16 (D) 24 (E) 32

90. Which of the following are antiderivatives of f ( x) = sin x cos x ?

sin 2 x
I. F ( x) =
2

cos 2 x
II. F ( x) =
2
− cos(2 x)
III. F ( x) =
4

(A) I only

(B) II only

(C) III only

(D) I and III only

(E) II and III only

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Section I, Part A
55 Minutes—No Calculator

Note: Unless otherwise specified, the domain of a function f is assumed to be the set of all real
numbers x for which f (x) is a real number.

1
1. What is the x-coordinate of the point of inflection on the graph of y = x3 + 5 x 2 + 24 ?
3

10
(A) 5 (B) 0 (C) − (D) –5 (E) −10
3

2. The graph of a piecewise-linear function f , for −1 ≤ x ≤ 4 , is shown above. What is the value of
4
∫ −1 f ( x) dx ?
(A) 1 (B) 2.5 (C) 4 (D) 5.5 (E) 8

2 1
3. ∫1 x2
dx =

1 7 1
(A) − (B) (C) (D) 1 (E) 2 ln 2
2 24 2

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4. If f is continuous for a ≤ x ≤ b and differentiable for a < x < b , which of the following could be
false?

f (b) − f (a)
(A) f ′(c) = for some c such that a < c < b.
b−a
(B) f ′(c) = 0 for some c such that a < c < b.

(C) f has a minimum value on a ≤ x ≤ b.

(D) f has a maximum value on a ≤ x ≤ b.

b
(E) ∫a f ( x) dx exists.

x
5. ∫ 0 sin t dt =
(A) sin x (B) − cos x (C) cos x (D) cos x − 1 (E) 1 − cos x

dy
6. If x 2 + xy = 10, then when x = 2, =
dx

7 2 3 7
(A) − (B) –2 (C) (D) (E)
2 7 2 2

e ⎛ x2 − 1 ⎞
7. ∫1 ⎜⎜
x
⎟⎟ dx =
⎝ ⎠

1 2 e2 1 2 e2 3
(A) e− (B) e −e (C) −e+ (D) e −2 (E) −
e 2 2 2 2

8. Let f and g be differentiable functions with the following properties:

(i) g ( x) > 0 for all x

(ii) f (0) = 1

If h( x) = f ( x) g ( x) and h′( x) = f ( x) g ′( x), then f ( x) =

(A) f ′( x) (B) g ( x) (C) ex (D) 0 (E) 1

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9. The flow of oil, in barrels per hour, through a pipeline on July 9 is given by the graph shown
above. Of the following, which best approximates the total number of barrels of oil that passed
through the pipeline that day?

(A) 500 (B) 600 (C) 2, 400 (D) 3, 000 (E) 4,800

x2 − 2
10. What is the instantaneous rate of change at x = 2 of the function f given by f ( x) = ?
x −1

1 1
(A) −2 (B) (C) (D) 2 (E) 6
6 2

b
11. If f is a linear function and 0 < a < b, then ∫a f ′′( x) dx =

ab b2 − a 2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D) b−a (E)
2 2

⎪⎧ ln x for 0 < x ≤ 2
12. If f ( x) = ⎨ 2 then lim f ( x) is
⎪⎩ x ln 2 for 2 < x ≤ 4, x →2

(A) ln 2 (B) ln 8 (C) ln16 (D) 4 (E) nonexistent

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13. The graph of the function f shown in the figure above has a vertical tangent at the point ( 2, 0 ) and
horizontal tangents at the points (1, − 1) and ( 3,1) . For what values of x, −2 < x < 4 , is f not
differentiable?

(A) 0 only (B) 0 and 2 only (C) 1 and 3 only (D) 0, 1, and 3 only (E) 0, 1, 2, and 3

14. A particle moves along the x-axis so that its position at time t is given by x(t ) = t 2 − 6t + 5 . For
what value of t is the velocity of the particle zero?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

x
15. If F ( x) = ∫ t 3 + 1 dt , then F ′(2) =
0

(A) −3 (B) −2 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 18

( )
16. If f ( x) = sin e − x , then f ′(x) =

(A) − cos(e − x )

(B) cos(e − x ) + e − x

(C) cos(e − x ) − e − x

(D) e − x cos(e− x )

(E) −e − x cos(e− x )

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17. The graph of a twice-differentiable function f is shown in the figure above. Which of the
following is true?

(A) f (1) < f ′ (1) < f ′′ (1)

(B) f (1) < f ′′ (1) < f ′ (1)

(C) f ′ (1) < f (1) < f ′′ (1)

(D) f ′′ (1) < f (1) < f ′ (1)

(E) f ′′ (1) < f ′ (1) < f (1)

18. An equation of the line tangent to the graph of y = x + cos x at the point ( 0,1) is

(A) y = 2x +1 (B) y = x +1 (C) y=x (D) y = x −1 (E) y=0

19. If f ′′( x) = x ( x + 1)( x − 2 ) , then the graph of f has inflection points when x =
2

(A) –1 only (B) 2 only (C) –1 and 0 only (D) –1 and 2 only (E) –1, 0, and 2 only

k
∫ −3 x
2
20. What are all values of k for which dx = 0 ?

(A) –3 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) –3 and 3 (E) –3, 0, and 3

dy
21. If = ky and k is a nonzero constant, then y could be
dt

1 2 1
(A) 2e kty (B) 2e kt (C) e kt + 3 (D) kty + 5 (E) ky +
2 2

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22. The function f is given by f ( x) = x 4 + x 2 − 2 . On which of the following intervals is f
increasing?

⎛ 1 ⎞
(A) ⎜− , ∞⎟
⎝ 2 ⎠

⎛ 1 1 ⎞
(B) ⎜− , ⎟
⎝ 2 2⎠

(C) ( 0, ∞ )
(D) ( −∞, 0 )
⎛ 1 ⎞
(E) ⎜ −∞, − ⎟
⎝ 2⎠

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23. The graph of f is shown in the figure above. Which of the following could be the graph of the
derivative of f ?

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24. The maximum acceleration attained on the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 3 by the particle whose velocity is given
by v(t ) = t 3 − 3t 2 + 12t + 4 is

(A) 9 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 21 (E) 40

25. What is the area of the region between the graphs of y = x 2 and y = − x from x = 0 to x = 2?

2 8 14 16
(A) (B) (C) 4 (D) (E)
3 3 3 3

x 0 1 2
f ( x) 1 k 2

26. The function f is continuous on the closed interval [ 0, 2] and has values that are given in the table
1
above. The equation f ( x) = must have at least two solutions in the interval [ 0, 2] if k =
2

1
(A) 0 (B) (C) 1 (D) 2 (E) 3
2

27. What is the average value of y = x 2 x3 + 1 on the interval [ 0, 2] ?

26 52 26 52
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 24
9 9 3 3

⎛π⎞
28. If f ( x) = tan(2 x), then f ′ ⎜ ⎟ =
⎝6⎠

(A) 3 (B) 2 3 (C) 4 (D) 4 3 (E) 8

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Section I, Part B
50 Minutes—Graphing Calculator Required

Notes: (1) The exact numerical value of the correct answer does not always appear among the choices
given. When this happens, select from among the choices the number that best approximates
the exact numerical value.

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

76. The graph of a function f is shown above. Which of the following statements about f is false?

(A) f is continuous at x = a .

(B) f has a relative maximum at x = a .

(C) x = a is in the domain of f.

(D) lim f ( x) is equal to lim− f ( x) .
x →a + x →a

(E) lim f ( x) exists .

x →a

77. Let f be the function given by f ( x) = 3e 2 x and let g be the function given by g ( x) = 6 x3 . At what
value of x do the graphs of f and g have parallel tangent lines?

(A) −0.701
(B) −0.567
(C) −0.391
(D) −0.302
(E) −0.258

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78. The radius of a circle is decreasing at a constant rate of 0.1 centimeter per second. In terms of the
circumference C, what is the rate of change of the area of the circle, in square centimeters per
second?

(A) − ( 0.2 ) π C

(B) − ( 0.1) C

(C) −
( 0.1) C
2π
(D) ( 0.1)2 C
(E) ( 0.1)2 π C

79. The graphs of the derivatives of the functions f, g, and h are shown above. Which of the functions
f, g, or h have a relative maximum on the open interval a < x < b ?

(A) f only
(B) g only
(C) h only
(D) f and g only
(E) f, g, and h

cos 2 x 1
80. The first derivative of the function f is given by f ′( x) = − . How many critical values
x 5
does f have on the open interval ( 0,10 ) ?

(A) One
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
(E) Seven

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81. Let f be the function given by f ( x) = x . Which of the following statements about f are true?

I. f is continuous at x = 0 .
II. f is differentiable at x = 0 .
III. f has an absolute minimum at x = 0 .

(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and III only (E) II and III only

3
82. If f is a continuous function and if F ′( x) = f ( x) for all real numbers x, then ∫ 1 f ( 2 x ) dx =
(A) 2 F (3) − 2 F (1)

1 1
(B) F (3) − F (1)
2 2
(C) 2 F (6) − 2 F (2)

(D) F (6) − F (2)

1 1
(E) F (6) − F (2)
2 2

x2 − a2
83. If a ≠ 0, then lim is
x →a x4 − a4

1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0 (E) nonexistent
a2 2a 2 6a 2

dy
84. Population y grows according to the equation = ky , where k is a constant and t is measured in
dt
years. If the population doubles every 10 years, then the value of k is

(A) 0.069 (B) 0.200 (C) 0.301 (D) 3.322 (E) 5.000

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 1998 AP Calculus AB:
Section I, Part B

x 2 5 7 8
f ( x) 10 30 40 20

85. The function f is continuous on the closed interval [ 2,8] and has values that are given in the table
above. Using the subintervals [ 2,5] , [5, 7 ] , and [ 7,8] , what is the trapezoidal approximation of
8
∫ 2 f ( x) dx ?
(A) 110 (B) 130 (C) 160 (D) 190 (E) 210

86. The base of a solid is a region in the first quadrant bounded by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the line
x + 2 y = 8 , as shown in the figure above. If cross sections of the solid perpendicular to the x-axis
are semicircles, what is the volume of the solid?

(A) 12.566 (B) 14.661 (C) 16.755 (D) 67.021 (E) 134.041

87. Which of the following is an equation of the line tangent to the graph of f ( x) = x 4 + 2 x 2 at the
point where f ′( x) = 1?

(A) y = 8x − 5
(B) y = x+7
(C) y = x + 0.763
(D) y = x − 0.122
(E) y = x − 2.146

88. Let F ( x) be an antiderivative of

( ln x )3 . If F (1) = 0, then F (9) =
x

(A) 0.048 (B) 0.144 (C) 5.827 (D) 23.308 (E) 1,640.250

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Section I, Part B
89. If g is a differentiable function such that g ( x) < 0 for all real numbers x and if
( )
f ′( x) = x 2 − 4 g ( x) , which of the following is true?

(A) f has a relative maximum at x = −2 and a relative minimum at x = 2 .

(B) f has a relative minimum at x = −2 and a relative maximum at x = 2 .
(C) f has relative minima at x = −2 and at x = 2 .
(D) f has relative maxima at x = −2 and at x = 2 .
(E) It cannot be determined if f has any relative extrema.

90. If the base b of a triangle is increasing at a rate of 3 inches per minute while its height h is
decreasing at a rate of 3 inches per minute, which of the following must be true about the area A of
the triangle?

(A) A is always increasing.

(B) A is always decreasing.
(C) A is decreasing only when b < h .
(D) A is decreasing only when b > h .
(E) A remains constant.

91. Let f be a function that is differentiable on the open interval (1,10 ) . If f (2) = −5, f (5) = 5, and
f (9) = −5 , which of the following must be true?

I. f has at least 2 zeros.

II. The graph of f has at least one horizontal tangent.
III. For some c, 2 < c < 5, f (c) = 3 .

(A) None
(B) I only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II, and III

π π
92. If 0 ≤ k < and the area under the curve y = cos x from x = k to x = is 0.1, then k =
2 2

(A) 1.471 (B) 1.414 (C) 1.277 (D) 1.120 (E) 0.436

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