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CH 3 Form A

The document is a 5-part calculus exam testing concepts of limits, derivatives, tangent lines, and related rates. It contains 11 multi-part questions involving the calculation of derivatives and slopes, sketching graphs, finding equations of tangent lines, analyzing particle motion, and applying derivative definitions. The exam covers a wide range of calculus topics testing both computational and conceptual understanding.

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CH 3 Form A

The document is a 5-part calculus exam testing concepts of limits, derivatives, tangent lines, and related rates. It contains 11 multi-part questions involving the calculation of derivatives and slopes, sketching graphs, finding equations of tangent lines, analyzing particle motion, and applying derivative definitions. The exam covers a wide range of calculus topics testing both computational and conceptual understanding.

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Chapter 3 Test Form A AP Calculus AB

Part 1

You may use your calculator on this section of the exam.

1. Suppose g(x) is a function for which g(2) = 5 and g′(2) = 3, and f (x) is a function for which f (2) = 6, and f ′(2) = -4.
Find the slope of the curve h(x) at x = 2, where h(x) = g(x) · f (x).

1 2 5
2. An object moves with its displacement modeled by s(t) = t - 3t + meters, with t measured in seconds.
2 2
a. Find the average velocity over the time interval [0, 4]

b. Find the instantaneous velocity at t = 0 and at t = 4.


c. What is the average of the two instantaneous velocities calculated in part (b)?

2
3. Given f (x) = )
-x + 4 x≤1
ax + 6 x>1
a. Find the value of a that makes the function f (x) continuous on (-3, 3).

b. Using the value of a that you found above, is f differentiable at x = 1 ?



Justify your answers using the definition of differentiability at a point.
Chapter 3 Test Form A AP Calculus AB

4. Let f be the function whose graph is shown below. Evaluate each derivative given below.
If a derivative does not exist, you must explain why.
y

x
-2 O 2 4 6 8
-2

-4

a. f ′(1).

b. Left-hand derivative of f at x = 4

c. Right-hand derivative of f at x = 4

d. f ′(4)

cos (x)
5. Let f (x) = for -2r ≤ x ≤ 2r
cos (x) - 2
a. Sketch a graph of f in the window [-2r, 2r] by [-2, 2]

b. Find f ′(x).

c. Find all the values in the domain of f for which f ′(x) = 0.

d. Use information obtained from parts (a) and (c) to find the range of f.
Chapter 3 Test Form A AP Calculus AB

Part 2

You should not use your calculator from this point on.

dy
6. Find for each function y given in below. You must simplify your answers.
dx
2 2 1
a. y = 4 - 3 + 2 - 47x + 12
x 3x 2x

2
x 1
b. y =
5x  1

2 2
c. y = (x - 3)(x + 3)

2 3
d. y = x (2x - 1)

7. Use an appropriate limit definition to find the derivative of the function f (x) = x + 7 at x = 2.
Chapter 3 Test Form A AP Calculus AB

2
8. Find the equation of the tangent line(s) to the curve y = x + 2 that also pass(es) through the point (-1, -1).

2 3 5 2
9. The motion of an object along a straight line is modeled by s(t) = t - t - 12t + 1 for t ≥ 0.
3 2
a. When does the particle change direction? How do you know?

b. When is the particle moving to the right? How do you know?

cos x
10. Find the slope of the curve at x = r for the function y = .
x

2
dy
11. Find 2
for the function y = x - x cos x
dx

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