Calculus BC (AP-aligned)

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    f(x)=x2−36x−6f(x) = \dfrac{x^2 - 36}{x - 6} is not defined at x=6x = 6. What value does f(x)f(x) approach as x→6x \to 6?
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    A ball's position is s(t)=4t2+9ts(t) = 4t^2 + 9t meters after tt seconds. Find its average velocity on [0,6][0, 6], in m/s.
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    f(x)=8x5+3xf(x) = 8x^{ 5 } + 3x. Find f′(x)f'(x).
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    x2+6y2=63x^2 + 6y^2 = 63. Find dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx} in terms of xx and yy.
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    Find lim⁡x→0e5x−1x\displaystyle\lim_{x \to 0} \dfrac{e^{ 5x} - 1}{x}.
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    A car drives at 30 mph for 2 hours, then at 57 mph until hour 5. How far does it travel, in miles?
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    Find FF with F′(x)=2xcos⁡(x2)+4F'(x) = 2x\cos(x^2) + 4 and F(0)=0F(0) = 0.
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    Find FF with F′(x)=8xexF'(x) = 8x e^x and F(0)=0F(0) = 0.
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    Evaluate ∫1∞dxx4\displaystyle\int_1^{\infty} \dfrac{dx}{x^{ 4 } }.
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    Which function is a solution of dydx=5y\dfrac{dy}{dx} = 5y?
    1. y=3e5xy = 3e^{ 5x}
    2. y=e3xy = e^{3x}
    3. y=5xyy = 5xy
    4. y=ex+5y = e^{x} + 5
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    dydx=1x+y\dfrac{dy}{dx} = 1x + y and y(1)=3y(1) = 3. Use one step of Euler's method with h=0.1h = 0.1 to estimate y(1.1)y(1.1).
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    A particle has velocity v(t)=2t+7v(t) = 2t + 7 and starts at s(0)=4s(0) = 4. Find its position at t=5t = 5.
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    x=t2x = t^2, y=t3+9ty = t^3 + 9t. Find dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx} at t=3t = 3.
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    Does ∑n=1∞6nn+3\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{ 6n}{n + 3} converge?
    1. No: the terms tend to 6 ≠ 0, so it diverges (nth-term test)
    2. Yes, because each term is less than 6
    3. The nth-term test cannot decide
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    Find the degree-2 Maclaurin polynomial of f(x)=e8xf(x) = e^{ 8x}.
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    Find lim⁡x→7x2−15x+56x−7\displaystyle\lim_{x \to 7} \dfrac{x^2 - 15x + 56}{x - 7}.
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    f(x)=x2+4xf(x) = x^2 + 4x. Use f′(4)=lim⁡h→0f(4+h)−f(4)hf'(4) = \displaystyle\lim_{h \to 0} \dfrac{f(4 + h) - f(4)}{h} to find f′(4)f'(4).
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    f(x)=8ex+5x2f(x) = 8e^x + 5x^2. Find f′(x)f'(x).
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    Find the slope of the tangent line to the circle x2+y2=25x^2 + y^2 = 25 at the point (4,3)(4, 3).
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    f(x)=x3−12xf(x) = x^3 - 12x. At which xx does ff have a local maximum?
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    Estimate ∫05x2 dx\displaystyle\int_0^{ 5 } x^2\,dx with a left Riemann sum of 5 subintervals of width 1.
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    Evaluate ∫012x(x2+1)4 dx\displaystyle\int_0^1 2x(x^2 + 1)^{ 4 }\,dx.
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    Find FF with F′(x)=5x2exF'(x) = 5x^2 e^x and F(0)=0F(0) = 0.
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    Evaluate ∫025dxx\displaystyle\int_0^{ 25 } \dfrac{dx}{\sqrt{x} }.
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    In the slope field of dydx=x+3y\dfrac{dy}{dx} = x + 3y, what is the slope of the segment at (−3,1)(-3, 1)?
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    A population follows dPdt=710P(1−P558)\dfrac{dP}{dt} = \dfrac{ 7 }{10}P\left(1 - \dfrac{P}{ 558 }\right). What is its carrying capacity?
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    Find the area of the region between y=5xy = 5x and y=x2y = x^2.
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    x=t2x = t^2, y=8t3y = 8t^3 for t>0t > 0. Find d2ydx2\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2} in terms of tt.
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    On the interval, ∣f(2)(x)∣≤2|f^{(2)}(x)| \le 2. Bound the error of the degree-1 Taylor polynomial centered at aa, at a point with ∣x−a∣=12|x - a| = \tfrac{1}{2}.
  30. f(x)={x+6if x<52xif x≥5f(x) = \begin{cases} x + 6 & \text{if } x < 5 \\ 2x & \text{if } x \ge 5 \end{cases}. What is lim⁡x→5f(x)\displaystyle\lim_{x \to 5} f(x)?
    1. It does not exist: the left and right limits differ
    2. 1111
    3. 1010
  31. For f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2, f′(x)=2xf'(x) = 2x. Draw the tangent line to the graph at x=1x = 1: place two points on it.
  32. f(x)=3sin⁡x+5cos⁡xf(x) = 3\sin x + 5\cos x. Find f′(x)f'(x).
  33. f(x)=x3+8xf(x) = x^3 + 8x has an inverse gg. Note f(1)=9f(1) = 9. Find g′(9)g'(9).
  34. f(x)=x3−3x2f(x) = x^3 - 3x^2. At which xx does ff have an inflection point?
  35. Use geometry: find ∫−6636−x2 dx\displaystyle\int_{-6}^{ 6 } \sqrt{ 36 - x^2}\,dx.
  36. Evaluate ∫012xx2+2 dx\displaystyle\int_0^1 \dfrac{2x}{x^2 + 2}\,dx.
  37. 8(x−4)(x−6)=Ax−4+Bx−6\dfrac{ 8 }{(x - 4)(x - 6)} = \dfrac{A}{x - 4} + \dfrac{B}{x - 6}. Find AA.
  38. Solve dydx=xy\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{x}{y} with y(0)=8y(0) = 8 (so y>0y > 0). Give yy in terms of xx.
  39. The logistic solution P(t)=2031+Ae−rtP(t) = \dfrac{ 203 }{1 + Ae^{-rt} } has P(0)=58P(0) = 58. Find AA.
  40. Find the area of the region between x=y2x = y^2 and x=9x = 9, integrating with respect to yy.
  41. Find the length of the curve x=3cos⁡tx = 3\cos t, y=3sin⁡ty = 3\sin t, 0≤t≤2π0 \le t \le 2\pi.
  42. Does ∑n=1∞1n2+7\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^2 + 7} converge?
    1. Yes: it is smaller than the convergent ∑ 1/n²
    2. No: it is smaller than the divergent ∑ 1/n
    3. No test applies
  43. Find the radius of convergence of ∑n=0∞xn8n\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{x^n}{ 8^n}.