Practice AP Questions 2.1-2.
4 Name:___________________________________
1) If f(x) = , then f’(0) =
(A) -2 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) (E)
2) A particle moves along the x-axis in such a way that its position at time t is given by . What is the
acceleration of the particle at time t=0?
(A) -4
(B) -2
(C) -3/5
(D) 2
(E) 4
3) Let f be the function given by f(x) = tanx and let g be the function given by g(x) = x 2. At what value of x in the interval
0 ≤ x ≤ π do the graphs of f and g have parallel tangent lines?
(A) 0
(B) 0.660
(C) 2.083
(D) 2.194
(E) 2.207
4) Two functions f(x) and g(x) are differentiable. If h(x) = x2g(x) – f(3x + 1), determine the value of h’(x).
(A) 2xg’(x) – 3f’(3x + 1)
(B) 2xg’(x) – f’(3)
(C) x2g’(x) + 2xg(x) – f’(3x + 1)
(D) x2g’(x) + 2xg(x) – 3f’(3x + 1)
(E) x2g’(x) – f’(3x + 1)
5) Let f and g be differentiable functions such that
If h(x) = f(g(x)), then h’(1) =
(A)
-9 (B) 15 (C) 0 (D) -5 (E) -12
6) If f(x) = (2 + 3x)4, then the fourth derivative of f is
(A) 0 (B) 4!(3) (C) 4!(34) (D) 4!(35) (E) 4!(2 + 3x)
7) The at x = 3 is
(A) -1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 3 (E) nonexistent
8) If y = 7 is a horizontal asymptote of a rational function f, then which of the following must be true?
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
9) Let f(x) be a continuous and differentiable function. The table below gives the values of f(x) and f’(x), the derivative of
f(x), at several values. If g(x) = , what is the value of g’(2)?
(A) -1/8
(B) 0 x 1 2 3 4
f(x) -3 -8 -9 0
(C) 1/16 f’(x) -5 -4 3 16
(D) 1/64
(E) 16
10) If f(x) = cos2(x), then f ’’ (π) =
(A) -2 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2 (E) 2π
11) Two particles leave the origin at the same time and move along the y-axis with their respective positions determined
by the functions y1 = cos2t and y2 = 4sint for 0 < x < 6. For how many values of t do the particles have the same
acceleration?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4
12) Evaluate .
(A) 5/2 (B) 5/16 (C) 40 (D) 160 (E) The limit DNE
13) If f is continuous on [2, 6], with f(2) = 20 and f(6) = 10, then the Intermediate Value Theorem says which of the
following is true?
I. f(x) = 25 does not have a solution on [2, 6]
II. f(x) = 17 has a solution on [2, 6]
III. f(x) = 0 has a solution on [2, 6]
(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only (E) I, II, and III