AP Calculus BC 1998 Free-Response Questions

AP® Calculus BC
1998 Free-Response Questions
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1998 Calculus BC Free-Response Questions
CALCULUS BC
Section II
Time—1 hour and 30 minutes
Number of problems—6
Percent of total grade—50
A GRAPHING CALCULATOR IS REQUIRED FOR SOME PROBLEMS OR PARTS OF PROBLEMS ON THIS
SECTION OF THE EXAMINATION.
REMEMBER TO SHOW YOUR SETUPS AS DESCRIBED IN THE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
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1. Let R be the region in the first quadrant bounded by the graph of y = 8 − x 2 , the x–axis, and
the y–axis.
(a) Find the area of the region R.
(b) Find the volume of the solid generated when R is revolved about the x–axis.
(c) The vertical line x = k divides the region R into two regions such that when these two
regions are revolved about the x–axis, they generate solids with equal volumes. Find the
value of k.
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2. Let f be the function given by f (x) = 2xe2x .
(a) Find lim f (x) and lim f (x).
x→−∞ x→∞
(b) Find the absolute minimum value of f . Justify that your answer is an absolute minimum.
(c) What is the range of f ?
(d) Consider the family of functions defined by y = bxebx , where b is a nonzero constant. Show
that the absolute minimum value of bxebx is the same for all nonzero values of b.

3. Let f be a function that has derivatives of all orders for all real numbers. Assume f (0) = 5,
f 0 (0) = −3, f 00 (0) = 1, and f 000 (0) = 4.
(a) Write the third–degree Taylor polynomial for f about x = 0 and use it to approximate
f (0.2).
(b) Write the fourth–degree Taylor polynomial for g, where g(x) = f (x2 ), about x = 0.
Z x
(c) Write the third–degree Taylor polynomial for h, where h(x) = f (t) dt, about x = 0.
0
(d) Let h be defined as in part (c). Given that f (1) = 3, either find the exact value of h(1) or
explain why it cannot be determined.

dy xy
4. Consider the differential equation given by = .
dx 2
(a) On the axes provided below, sketch a slope field for the given differential equation at the
nine points indicated.
y
x

O
(b) Let y = f (x) be the particular solution to the given differential equation with the initial
condition f (0) = 3. Use Euler’s method starting at x = 0, with a step size of 0.1, to
approximate f (0.2). Show the work that leads to your answer.
(c) Find the particular solution y = f (x) to the given differential equation with the initial
condition f (0) = 3. Use your solution to find f (0.2).

5. The temperature outside a house during a 24-hour period is given by
πt

F (t) = 80 − 10 cos , 0 ≤ t ≤ 24,
12
where F (t) is measured in degrees Fahrenheit and t is measured in hours.

(a) Sketch the graph of F on the grid below.
100
Degrees Fahrenheit

90
80
70

60
0 6 12 18 24
Time in Hours
(b) Find the average temperature, to the nearest degree Fahrenheit, between t = 6 and t = 14.
(c) An air conditioner cooled the house whenever the outside temperature was at or above 78
degrees Fahrenheit. For what values of t was the air conditioner cooling the house?
(d) The cost of cooling the house accumulates at the rate of $0.05 per hour for each degree
the outside temperature exceeds 78 degrees Fahrenheit. What was the total cost, to the
nearest cent, to cool the house for this 24–hour period?

6. A particle moves along the curve defined by the equation y = x3 − 3x. The x–coordinate of the
dx 1
particle, x(t), satisfies the equation =√ , for t ≥ 0 with initial condition x(0) = −4.
dt 2t + 1
(a) Find x(t) in terms of t.
dy
(b) Find in terms of t.
dt
(c) Find the location and speed of the particle at time t = 4.
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REMEMBER TO SHOW YOUR SETUPS AS DESCRIBED IN THE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

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where F (t) is measured in degrees Fahrenheit and t is measured in hours.

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