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The document is a scoring guide for the AP Calculus BC Unit 7 Progress Check, focusing on multiple-choice questions related to differential equations and their applications. It includes various scenarios involving vehicle motion, bank account interest, memorization of words, and slope fields, along with corresponding differential equations. The guide also provides options for answers to each question, indicating the correct solutions.

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MCQ Part A PDF

The document is a scoring guide for the AP Calculus BC Unit 7 Progress Check, focusing on multiple-choice questions related to differential equations and their applications. It includes various scenarios involving vehicle motion, bank account interest, memorization of words, and slope fields, along with corresponding differential equations. The guide also provides options for answers to each question, indicating the correct solutions.

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AP CALCULUS BC Scoring Guide

Unit 7 Progress Check: MCQ Part A

1. A vehicle moves along a straight road. The vehicle's position is given by , where is measured in seconds since
the vehicle starts moving. During the first 10 seconds of the motion, the vehicle's acceleration is proportional to the
cube root of the time since the start. Which of the following differential equations describes this relationship, where
is a positive constant?
(A)
(B)

(C)

(D)

2. Ana opened a bank account with $1000 that earns interest, compounded continuously, at an annual rate of
. Money can be withdrawn from the account at regular intervals, and no additions to the account can be
made. The function models the balance of the account, in dollars, at time . Assume that Ana withdraws money
from the account continuously at a rate of dollars per year. Which of the following differential equations best
describes the relationship between and ?
(A)
(B)
(C)

(D)

3. Students are asked to memorize a list of 100 words. The students are given periodic quizzes to see how many words
they have memorized. The function gives the number of words memorized at time . The rate of change of the
number of words memorized is proportional to the number of words left to be memorized. Which of the following
differential equations could be used to model this situation, where is a positive constant?
(A)
(B)

(C)

(D)

4. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation ?


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

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5. Of the following, which are solutions to the differential equation ?

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

6. Of the following, which is not a solution to the differential equation ?


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

7.

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

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(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)

8.

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

(D)

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

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(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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10. Let be the solution to the differential equation with the initial condition .
What is the approximation for if Euler’s method is used, starting at with two steps of size 0.1 ?
(A) 0.81
(B) 1.30
(C) 1.33
(D) 1.41

11.

Let be the solution to the differential equation with the initial condition .
Selected values of are given in the table above. What is the approximation for obtained by using Euler’s
method with a step size of 0.25 starting at ?
(A) 8.5
(B) 11
(C) 11.75
(D) 12

12. Let be the solution to the differential equation with the initial condition .
What is the approximation for if Euler’s method is used, starting at with three steps of equal size?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) 0.75

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