4.

11 Euler’s Method
You may check with calculator, but to find the answer, you cannot use the calculator.
dy
1. Given = x ² y − y ² and y ( 0 ) =
2. What is the approximation for y ( 2 )
dx
if Euler's Method is used, with a step size of 1?
A) -104 B) -8 C) -2 D) 2 E) None of the above

dy y
2. The solution of the differential equation = − 2 contains the point (1, − 2). Using Euler's
dx x
method with ∆x 0.3=
what is the approximate value of y when x 1.3?
A) -2.6 B) -2 C) -1.4 D) -1.1 E) -1

3. Let y= f ( x ) be the solution to the differential equation dy / dx= x − y. The point (3,2) is on
the graph of the solution to this differential equation. What is the approximation for f (5) if Euler's
method is used, starting at x = 3 with a step size of 0.5?
A) 2 B) 2.5 C) 3 D) 3.5 E) 4
4. Let f be the function whose graph goes through the point (0,1), and whose derivative is given by
1 + e2 x
f ′( x) = . What is the approximation for f (1) if Euler's Method is used, starting at x 0
2x +1
with a step size of 0.5?
9+e 9+e
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) E)
2 4

dy xy
5. Consider the differential equation given= by = . Let y f ( x ) be the particular
dx 4
solution to the differential equation with the initial condition f ( 0 ) = 2. What is the
approximation for f (1) if Euler's Method is used, starting at x = 0 with a step size of 0.5?
A) 0 B) 1/8 C) 9/8 D) 2 E) 17/8

dy
6. Let f ( x ) be the solution to the differential equation = y − x. The point ( 5,1) is on
dx
the graph of the solution to this differential equation. What is the approximation for f ( 5.6 )
if Euler's Method is used, starting at x = 5 with a step sized of 0.3?
A. -0.20 B. -1.85 C.-2.4 D. -3.6 E. -4.08
 dy
7. Given = xy − y 2 and y ( 2 ) =
3. What is the approximation for y ( 3)
dx
if Euler's Method is used, with a step size of 0.5?
A. 0 B. -5.20 C. 2.25 D. 1.32 E. -2.42

dy
8. Given = 4. What is the approximation for y ( 2 )
3 y − 8 and y (1) =
dx
if Euler's Method is used, with a step size of 0.5?
A. 5 B. 6 C.7 D. 9 E. 11
6.2 Natural Logarithmic function

3x 2 − 3 dy
1. If y = ln what is
4 ?
x +5
3
dx
( x + 5) 3

( A)
( 3 x − 3)
4
2

3x 2 − 3
( B)
4 ( x3 + 5)
x ( 3 x + 10 − x 3 )
(C )
4 ( x 3 + 5 )( x 2 − 1)
6 x ( 3 x 2 − 3)
( D)
4 ( x3 + 5)
x
(E)
2 ( x 2 − 1)

( 6 x − 3)
4
dy
2. If y = what is ?
3
3x + 4 dx
( 66 x + 99 )( 6 x − 3) ( 99 x + 99 )
3 3
3x + 4
( A) ( B) (C )
( 3x + 4 )
4
3 ( 6 x − 3)
4
( 6 x − 3)( 3x + 4 )
( 22 x + 11)( 2 x − 1)
2
66 x + 99
( D) (E)
3( x + 4)
2
3 ( 6 x − 3)( 3x + 4 )
 =
3. (C) Let R be region enclosed =
by y 3ln x, x 5, and x − axis.
What is the volume of the solid generated by revolving region R
about the x − axis?
( A) 203.421
( B ) 137.330
( C ) 149.532
( D ) 187.913
( E ) 141.892

4(C). Let f ( x ) ln ( x 2 ) . Using the trapezoidal rule with n 3, what is the approximation of
2=

2 ln ( x 2 )dx ?
7
∫
1

( A) 37.232
( B ) 31.232
( C ) 29.448
( D ) 35.338
( E ) 27.463
6.3 The Natural Exponential function

1 NC. What is the derivative of the function y described by the equation

tan ( 2 y ) = xe y ?
2sec 2 ( 2 y ) ey
a) b)
ey 2sec 2 ( 2 y ) − xe y
e y + xe y ey
c) d) e) 2sec 2 ( 2 y ) − e y
2sec 2 ( 2 y ) sec 2 ( 2 y ) − xe y

2. What is the equation of the tangent line to the graph of

y =x − e− x that is parallel to the line 6 x − 2 y =15?
a) y =3 x + 2 ln 2 − 2 b) y = 3 x + 2 ln 2 + 2
c) y =
3 x − 2 ln 2 − 2 d ) y = 3 x − 2 ln 2 + 2
e) y =3 x − ln 2 − 2

3. What are the intervals where f ( x ) = x 3e −2 x is increasing?

 3  3  3
a) 0 ,  b) [ 0,1] ∪ 1,  c)  −∞, 
 2  2  2
3  3 
d)  , ∞  e) ( −∞, 0] ∪  , ∞ 
2  2 
4. (C) For a population of hippos, the weight W ( t ) (kg)
at age t (years) may be approximated by
W ( t ) 2600( 1 − 0.51e −0.075t )3
=
What is the approximate rate of growth of weight of a three year old hippo?
a) 47.352 kg year b) 64.856 kg year c) 83.707 kg year
d) 97.385 kg year e) 101.748 kg year

5. What is f ′ ( x ) if f ( x ) = ln ( csc e 4 x ) ?
a) f ′ ( x ) =
− cot e 4 x b) f ′ ( x ) =
−4e 4 x cot e 4 x c) f ′ ( x ) =
4e 4 x cot e 4 x
d) f ′ ( x ) =
−4e 4 x csc e 4 x cot e 4 x e) f ′ ( x ) =
e 4 x cot e 4 x

6. Which of the following definite integrals gives the length of the graph
y = e 2 x between x = 0 and x = 3 ?
3 3 3

(a ) ∫ 1 + 4e 4 x dx (b) ∫ 1 + e 4 x dx (c) ∫ 4e 4 x dx
0 0 0
3 3

(d) ∫ 1 + 2e 2 x dx (e) ∫ 1 + 4x 4 x dx
0 0
 1 + e , 0 ≤ x ≤ 5
−x

7. Let f ( x ) =  x −10
1 + e , 5 < x ≤ 10
Which of following statements are true?
I. f ( x ) is continuous for all values of x in the interval [ 0,10].
II. f ′ ( x ) , the derivative of f ( x ) , is negative for all values of x in the interval [ 0, 10].
III. The graph of f ( x ) is concave downwards for all x in the interval [0, 10].
( A ) I only
( B ) II only
( C ) III only
( D ) I and III
( E ) I, II, and III

8. A particle moves on the x-axis so that its position at

any time t ≥ 0 is given by x ( t ) =
4te −2t . What is the velocity
of the particle at time t = 3?
a)20e −6 b) − 20e −6 c) 12e −6 d) − 12e −6 e) − 8e −6
 6.4 Integration of exponential function, reciprocal of x and some trig functions

dx
1. (NC) ∫ 1 + sin x = ?
(A) − tan x − sec x + C
(B) − tan x + sec x + C
(C) tan x + sec x + C
1
(D) tan x − +C
3 cos 3 x
(E) tan x − sec x + C

cos 2 x
2. (NC) ∫ sin 2
x ⋅ cos 2 x
dx = ?

(A) − tan x + cot x + C

(B) tan x + cot x + C
(C) − tan x − cot x + C
(D) tan x − cot x + C
(E) ln csc x − cot x + ln sec x + tan x + C

3. (C) The velocity of a particle is given by v ( t ) = t sin t 2 . What is the distance traveled by the particle
π
from time particle is at rest to the time t = ?
3
(A) .193
(B) .225
(C) .235
(D) .272
(E) .342
 x sin 3 x
f ( x)
4. (C) What is the area under the curve of = =
from to x π ?
x 0=
1 + cos 2 x
(A) .229
(B) 1.793
(C) 3.142
(D) 3.681
(E) 3.927

5. (NC) ∫ e 2 x dx = ?
a) e x + C
e2 x
b) +C
ln10
e 2x
c) +C
2
d) e 2x + C
e) 2e 2 x + C

If f ( x ) e=
6. (NC)= e
, f ′( x) ?
a ) ee
b) ee +1
c) 0
d) e
e) ee −1
 x2 − 2
7. (NC) ∫ 3 dx = ?
x − 6x +1
1
(A) ln x + C
3
(B) ln x 3 − 6 x + 1 + C
1
(C) ln x 3 − 6 x + 1 + C
3
(D)
3
(
1 3
x − 6x +1 + C )
(x )
2
3
− 6x +1
(E) +C
2

8. (NC) The region in the first quadrant bounded by the graphs

=of y ln= =
x and x 2 is revolved around the line x 3.
What is the volume of the resulting solid?
 5  1  5  9
A) π  8ln 2 −  B) π  6 ln 2 −  C) π ( 8ln 2 − 10 ) D) π  6 ln 2 −  E) π  8ln 2 − 
 2  2  2  2
6.5 General Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
1NC. ∫ x 2− x ( ) dx = ?
2

- ( 2)
− x2

a) +C
2 ln 2

- ( 2 )( 2 )
− x2

b) +C
ln 2

( 2)
− x2

c) +C
ln 2

( 4 )( −2 )
− x2

d) +C
ln 2

−2− x
2

e) +C
4 ln 2

dy
2.If =
y x 2 x and x > 0, = ?
dx
a) ( ln x + 1) ( x 2 x ) ( )
b) 2 ( ln x + 1) x 2 x c) 4 x 2 x
d) 2 ( ln x + 2 ) ( x 2 x ) e) 2 x 2 x ln x
3. If f ( x )
= 7=
3x-2
, what is f ′ ( x ) ?
a) ( 3ln7 ) ( 73 x −2 )

(
b) ( ln7 ) 73 x − 2 )

(
c) ( 7ln7 ) 73 x − 2 )

(
d) ( log7 ) 73 x − 2 )

(
e) ( 3log7 ) 73 x − 2 )

4. What is the area under the graph of y = 3− x from

=x 0= to x 1?
3
a)
2ln3
2
b)
3ln3
1
c)
ln 3
2
d)
ln3
1
e)
3ln3
5. (C) One thousand sharks, each 1 year-old, are introduced into
a large pond. The number still alive after t years is predicted
to be N ( t ) = 1000 ( 0.8 ) . Approximately at what rate is the population
t

decreasing when N = 350?

a) 52
b) 62
c) 78
d) 83
e) 65

−5
6. If f ( x)= log 4 (3 x + 5)3 , x > ,then f ′( x)= ?
3
3
a.)
4 ( 3 x + 5 ) ln10
3
b.)
( 3x + 5) ln10
1
c.)
( 3x + 5) ln10
9
d.)
4 ( 3 x + 5 ) ln10
9
e.)
( 3x + 5) ln10
 7.What is the volume generated when the region bounded by the curves
=y 3x= and y x 3 and =
lines x 0=
and x 3 is rotated about
the x-axis?
 729 2187 
a.)  − 
 2 ln 3 7 
 729 2187 
b.) π  − 
 2 ln 3 7 
 728 2187 
c.) π  + 
 2 ln 3 7 
 728 2187 
d.)  − 
 2 ln 3 7 
 728 2187 
e.) π  − 
 2 ln 3 7 

x 2 −3 dy
=8. If y 4= , then ?
dx
( )( )
a.) 2 x 2 4
x 2 −3

( )
b.) ( x − 3) 4
2 x 2 −3

( x − 3)
c.) 2 x ( ln 4 ) 4
2

( x − 3)
d.) ( ln 4 ) 4
2

( x − 3)
e.) x 2 ( ln 4 ) 4
2


6.6 Laws of Growth and Decay

1. An outdoor thermometer registers a temperature of 100°F. Twelve minutes

after it is brought into a room where the temperature is 80°F, the thermometer
registers 90°F. When will the thermometer register 85°F?
( A) 20 minutes
( B ) 24 minutes
(C ) 32 minutes
( D ) 40 minutes

2. The radioactive tracer 51 Cr, with a half-life of 17.8 days, can be used in medical testing
to locate the position of a placenta in a pregnant woman. Often the tracer must be
ordered from a medical supply lab. If 29 units are needed for a test and delivery from
the lab requires three days, what is the minimum number of units that should be ordered?
( A) 29

( B ) 33
(C ) 34
( D ) 36

3. Veterinarians use sodium pentobarbital to anesthetize animals. Suppose that to anesthetize

a dog, 30 milligrams are required for each kilogram of body weight. If sodium pentobarbital
is eliminated exponentially from the bloodstream and half is eliminated in four hours,
what approximately is the single dose that will anesthetize a 24-kilogram dog for 54 minutes?
( A) 807 milligrams
( B ) 812 milligrams
(C ) 823 milligrams
( D ) 842 milligrams

4. At any time t ≥ 0, in days, the rate of a mosquito population is given by y ′ = ky,

where k is a constant of proportionality and y is the number of mosquitoes present.
The initial population is 3,000 and the population quadruples during the first
7 days. By what factor will the population have increased in the first 14 days?
( A) 2 ( B) 4 (C )8 ( D )16

1
5. A bacterium of yeast doubles every 15 sec = min. The rate of growth is
4
proportional to the number of cells present. The initial population of yeast is
75,000 cells. What is the number of cells after 15 min?
( A) 150000 ( B ) 9.067 × 10 (C ) 8.647 × 10 ( D ) 6.452 × 10
28 22 15
6.7 Logistic Population Growth and Laws of Growth and Decay

1. The rate of consumption of hot dogs in the US is given by

H ( t ) = Ce kt , where H is measured in millions of hot dogs
per year and t is measured in years from the beginning of
1960. The rate of consumption triples every 7 years and the
consumption rate at the beginning of 1960 was 8 millions
hot dogs per year. What are C and k ?
1
A. C = 8, k = ln3
7
1
B. C = 8, k = ln3
8
1
C. C = 7, k = ln 4
7
1
D. C = 7, k = ln 4
8

2. The rodent population in a village increases according to the equation P ( t ) = 400 − 250e−0.123t
for t ≥ 0, t measured in months. This population will approach a limiting value as time goes on.
During which month will the population reach a half of its limiting value?
A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth
 dP ⎛ P⎞
3.The population P ( t ) of a species satisfies the logistic differential equation = P ⎜ 224 − ⎟
dt ⎝ 56 ⎠
where the initial population P ( 0 ) = 30 and t is the time in years. What is lim P ( t ) ?
t→∞

A. 112
B. 224
C. 3136
D. 12544

4. The population P(t) of a species satisfies the logistic differential

dP ⎛ P⎞
equation = P ⎜ 70 − ⎟ where the initial population P(0) = 30
dt ⎝ 80 ⎠
and t is the time in years. For what value of P is the population
growing the fastest?
A. 2000
B. 2800
C. 4200
D. 5600
5. At any time t ≥ 0, in days, the rate of growth of a bacteria population is given by
dy
= ky,where k is a constant and y is the number of bacteria present. The initial
dt
population is 2,000 and the population doubles the first 3 days. At what time t,
in days, will the population have increased by a factor of 8?
A. 18
B. 9
C. 3
ln2
D.
3ln8

6. Oil is being pumped continuously from a certain oil tank at a rate proportional
dy
to the amount of oil left in the tank; that is = ky, where y is the amount of oil
dt
left in the tank at any time t. Initially there were 500,000 gallons of oil in the tank,
and 10 years later there were 100,000 gallons remaining. What is the equation for y, the
amount of oil remaining in the tank at any time t ?
t 1
ln
A. y(t) = 500,000e10 6

t
ln5
B. y(t) = 500,000e 10

C. y(t) = 500,000e10t
t
⎛ 1 ⎞ 10
D.y(t) = 500,000 ⋅ ⎜ ⎟
⎝ 5⎠
7. A tweety population grows according to the equation P(t) = 5500 − 3400e−0.089t
for t ≥ 0, t measured in years. This population will approach a limiting value as
time goes on. During which year will the population reach half of this limiting value?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth

8. Let P ( t ) represent the number of chinchillas in a population at time t years,

when t ≥ 0. The population P ( t ) is increasing at a rate directly proportional to
900 − P ( t ) where the constant of proportioinality is k. If P ( 0 ) = 300, what is P ( t )
in terms of t and k ?
A. P(t) = 900 − 300e− kt
B. P(t) = 300e− kt
C. P(t) = 900 − 600e− kt
D. P(t) = 900e− kt