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    AP Calculus Ab 2011 Scoring Guidelines (Form B) : T BT VT

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    The document describes a problem involving a unicyclist Ben riding back and forth along a track. It provides a table of values for Ben's position and velocity at different times. The problem has four parts: (1) approximating Ben's acceleration at a time, (2) interpreting and computing the integral of Ben's velocity, (3) determining if Ben's velocity is 2 m/s between two times, and (4) finding the rate of change of the distance between Ben and a light above the track.

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    AP Calculus Ab 2011 Scoring Guidelines (Form B) : T BT VT

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    The document describes a problem involving a unicyclist Ben riding back and forth along a track. It provides a table of values for Ben's position and velocity at different times. The problem has four parts: (1) approximating Ben's acceleration at a time, (2) interpreting and computing the integral of Ben's velocity, (3) determining if Ben's velocity is 2 m/s between two times, and (4) finding the rate of change of the distance between Ben and a light above the track.

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    The document describes a problem involving a unicyclist Ben riding back and forth along a track. It provides a table of values for Ben's position and velocity at different times. The problem has four parts: (1) approximating Ben's acceleration at a time, (2) interpreting and computing the integral of Ben's velocity, (3) determining if Ben's velocity is 2 m/s between two times, and (4) finding the rate of change of the distance between Ben and a light above the track.

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    AP Calculus Ab 2011 Scoring Guidelines (Form B) : T BT VT

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    The passage discusses Ben riding a unicycle back and forth along a track. His position and velocity over time are given in a table.

    Ben is riding a unicycle back and forth along a straight track. His position (B) is measured in meters from the west end and increases as he rides east and decreases as he rides west. His velocity (v) is given at several times and shows he speeds up and slows down.

    You can calculate the total distance Ben rides over an interval by using the velocity values in the table to estimate the integral of velocity (v) over that time period using a left Riemann sum.

    AP® CALCULUS AB

    2011 SCORING GUIDELINES (Form B)

    Question 5

    t
    0 10 40 60
    (seconds)
    B( t )
    100 136 9 49
    (meters)
    v( t )
    2.0 2.3 2.5 4.6
    (meters per second)

    Ben rides a unicycle back and forth along a straight east-west track. The twice-differentiable function B models
    Ben’s position on the track, measured in meters from the western end of the track, at time t, measured in seconds
    from the start of the ride. The table above gives values for B( t ) and Ben’s velocity, v( t ) , measured in meters
    per second, at selected times t.
    (a) Use the data in the table to approximate Ben’s acceleration at time t = 5 seconds. Indicate units of measure.
    60
    (b) Using correct units, interpret the meaning of ∫0 v( t ) dt in the context of this problem. Approximate
    60
    ∫0 v( t ) dt using a left Riemann sum with the subintervals indicated by the data in the table.

    (c) For 40 ≤ t ≤ 60, must there be a time t when Ben’s velocity is 2 meters per second? Justify your answer.
    (d) A light is directly above the western end of the track. Ben rides so that at time t, the distance L( t ) between
    Ben and the light satisfies ( L( t ) )2 = 122 + ( B( t ) )2 . At what rate is the distance between Ben and the light
    changing at time t = 40 ?

    v(10 ) − v( 0 ) 0.3
    (a) a( 5 ) ≈ = = 0.03 meters sec2 1 : answer
    10 − 0 10

    {
    60
    (b) ∫0 v( t ) dt is the total distance, in meters, that Ben rides over the
    2:
    1 : meaning of integral
    60-second interval t = 0 to t = 60. 1 : approximation

    60
    ∫0 v ( t ) dt ≈ 2.0 ⋅ 10 + 2.3 ( 40 − 10 ) + 2.5 ( 60 − 40 ) = 139 meters

    B ( 60 ) − B ( 40 ) 49 − 9
    (c) Because
    60 − 40
    =
    20
    = 2, the Mean Value Theorem
    implies there is a time t, 40 < t < 60, such that v( t ) = 2.
    2: { 1 : difference quotient
    1 : conclusion with justification

    (d) 2 L( t ) L′( t ) = 2 B ( t ) B′( t ) ⎧ 1 : derivatives


    ⎪
    B( 40 ) v( 40 ) 9 ⋅ 2.5 3 3 : ⎨ 1 : uses B′( t ) = v( t )
    L′( 40 ) = = = meters sec ⎪⎩ 1 : answer
    L( 40 ) 144 + 81 2

    1 : units in (a) or (b)

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    AP® CALCULUS AB
    2011 SCORING COMMENTARY (Form B)

    Question 5

    Sample: 5A
    Score: 9

    The student earned all 9 points. In part (d) the student solves for L( t ) prior to differentiating.

    Sample: 5B
    Score: 6

    The student earned 6 points: 1 point in part (a), 2 points in part (b), no points in part (c), 2 points in part (d), and
    the units point. In parts (a) and (b) the student’s work is correct. In part (c) the student’s work is incorrect. In
    part (d) the student differentiates the expression incorrectly. The student uses B= ′( 40 ) v=( 40 ) 2.5, so the
    second point was earned. Because the student’s derivative is of the form LL ′ ′
    = BB + C , where C is a constant,
    the student was eligible for the answer point. The student’s answer is consistent with the expression presented,
    so the answer point was earned. The student earned the units point, because “meters” are mentioned in the
    interpretation of the meaning of the integral in part (b).

    Sample: 5C
    Score: 4

    The student earned 4 points: 1 point in part (a), no points in part (b), 2 points in part (c), no points in part (d), and
    the units point. In parts (a) and (c) the student’s work is correct. In part (b) the student does not mention the time
    interval, and the approximation is incorrect. In part (d) the student’s work is incorrect. The student presents the
    correct units in part (b), so the units point was earned. The units in part (a) are incorrect.

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