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AP Calculus 2008 BC Multiple Choice
1. At time t ≥ 0, a particle moving in the xy -plane has velocity vector given by v ( t ) = t 2 ,5t . What
is the acceleration vector of the particle at time t = 3?
45
(A) 9, (B) 6,5 (C) 2, 0 (D) 306 (E) 61
2
∫ xe dx =
x2
2.
1 x2 1 2x
e +C (B) e x + C (C) xe x + C e +C (E) e 2x + C
2 2
(A) (D)
2 2
sin x cos x
3. lim is
x →0 x
π
(A) −1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) (E) nonexistent
4

∞
en
4. Consider the series ∑ . If the ratio test is applied to the series, which of the following
n =1 n !
inequalities results, implying that the series converges?
e
(A) lim <1
n→∞ n!
n!
(B) lim <1
n→∞ e
n +1
(C) lim <1
n→∞ e
e
(D) lim <1
n→∞ n +1
e
(E) lim <1
n→∞ ( n + 1)!
5. Which of the following gives the length of the path described by the parametric equations
x = sin ( t 3 ) and y = e5t from t = 0 to t = π ?
sin 2 ( t 3 ) + e10 t dt
π
(A) ∫ 0
cos 2 ( t 3 ) + e10 t dt
π
(B) ∫ 0
9t 4 cos2 ( t 3 ) + 25e10t dt
π
(C) ∫ 0
3t 2 cos ( t 3 ) + 5e5t dt
π
(D) ∫ 0
cos 2 ( 3t 2 ) + e10t dt
π
(E) ∫ 0

 x2 − 4
 if x ≠ 2
f ( x) =  x − 2
1 if x = 2

6. Let f be the function defined above. Which of the following statements about f are true?
I. f has a limit at x = 2.
II. f is continuous at x = 2.
III. f is differentiable at x = 2.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I, II, and III
dy
7. Given that y (1) = −3 and = 2 x + y , what is the approximation for y ( 2 ) if Euler’s method is
dx
used with a step size of 0.5, starting at x = 1?
(A) −5 (B) −4.25 (C) −4 (D) −3.75 (E) −3.5

x 2 3 5 8 13
f ( x) 6 −2 −1 3 9
8. The function f is continuous on the closed interval [2, 13] and has values as shown in the table
above. Using the intervals [2, 3], [3, 5], [5, 8], and [8, 13], what is the approximation of
f ( x ) dx obtained from a left Riemann sum?
13
∫ 2
(A) 6 (B) 14 (C) 28 (D) 32 (E) 50
O
1
Graph of f
9. The graph of the piecewise linear function f is shown in the figure above. If g ( x ) = ∫ f ( t ) dt ,
x
−2
which of the following values is greatest?
(A) g ( −3) (B) g ( −2 ) (C) g ( 0 ) (D) g (1) (E) g ( 2 )

10. In the xy -plane, what is the slope of the line tangent to the graph of x 2 + xy + y 2 = 7 at the point
( 2, 1) ?
4 5 4 3
(A) − (B) − (C) −1 (D) − (E) −
3 4 5 4
11. Let R be the region between the graph of y = e −2x and the x-axis for x ≥ 3. The area of R is
1 1 2 π
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) infinite
2e 6 e6 e6 2e 6

12. Which of the following series converges for all real numbers x ?
∞
xn
(A) ∑
n =1 n
∞ n
x
(B) ∑
n =1 n
2
∞ n
x
(C) ∑
n =1 n
∞ n n
ex
(D) ∑
n =1 n!
∞
n!xn
(E) ∑ n
n =1 e
e x2 + 1
13. ∫1 x
dx =
e2 − 1 e2 + 1 e2 + 2 e2 − 1 2e 2 − 8e + 6
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
2 2 2 e2 3e

x 0 1 2 3
f "( x ) 5 0 −7 4
14. The polynomial function f has selected values of its second derivative f " given in the table
above. Which of the following statements must be true?
(A) f is increasing on the interval ( 0, 2 ) .
(B) f is decreasing on the interval ( 0, 2 ) .
(C) f has a local maximum at x = 1.
(D) The graph of f has a point of inflection at x = 1.
(E) The graph of f changes concavity in the interval ( 0, 2 ) .
15. If f ( x ) = ( ln x ) , then f "

2
( e)=
1 2 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
e e 2 e e e

∞ n
 2 
16. What are all values of x for which the series ∑  2  converges?
n =1  x + 1 
(A) −1 < x < 1
(B) x > 1 only
(C) x ≥ 1 only
(D) x < −1 and x > 1 only
(E) x ≤ −1 and x ≥ 1
17. Let h be a differentiable function, and let f be the function defined by f ( x ) = h ( x 2 − 3) .

Which of the following is equal to f ' ( 2 ) ?
(A) h ' (1) (B) 4h ' (1) (C) 4h ' ( 2 ) (D) h ' ( 4 ) (E) 4h ' ( 4 )

18. In the xy -plane, the line x + y = k , where k is a constant, is tangent to the graph of
y = x 2 + 3 x + 1. What is the value of k ?
(A) −3 (B) −2 (C) −1 (D) 0 (E) 1
7x
19.
∫ ( 2 x − 3)( x + 2 ) dx =
3
(A) ln 2 x − 3 + 2 ln x + 2 + C
2
(B) 3ln 2 x − 3 + 2 ln x + 2 + C
(C) 3ln 2 x − 3 − 2 ln x + 2 + C
6 2
(D) − − +C
( 2 x − 3) ( x + 2)
2 2
3 2
(E) − − +C
( 2 x − 3) ( x + 2)
2 2

( ln 2 ) ( ln 2 )
2 n
20. What is the sum of the series 1 + ln 2 + + ⋅⋅⋅ + + ⋅⋅⋅ ?

2! n!
(A) ln 2
(B) ln (1 + ln 2 )
(C) 2
(D) e 2
(E) The series diverges.
x (t )
t
O
1 2 3 4 5 6
−1
−2
21. A particle moves along a straight line. The graph of the particle’s position x ( t ) at time t is
shown above for 0 < t < 6. The graph has horizontal tangents at t = 1 and t = 5 and a point of
inflection at t = 2. For what values of t is the velocity of the particle increasing?
(A) 0 < t < 2
(B) 1 < t < 5
(C) 2 < t < 6
(D) 3 < t < 5 only
(E) 1 < t < 2 and 5 < t < 6

x 0 1
f ( x) 2 4
f '( x) 6 −3
g ( x) −4 3
g '( x) 2 −1
22. The table above gives values of f , f ', g and g ' for selected values of x. If
f ' ( x ) g ( x ) dx = 5, then ∫ f ( x ) g ' ( x ) dx =
1 1
∫ 0 0
(A) −14 (B) −13 (C) −2 (D) 7 (E) 15
23. If f ( x ) = x sin ( 2 x ) , which of the following is the Taylor series for f about x = 0?
x3 x5 x 7
(A) x − + − + ⋅⋅⋅
2! 4! 6!
4 x 3 16 x 5 64 x 7
(B) x − + − + ⋅⋅⋅
2! 4! 6!
8 x3 32 x 5 128 x 7
(C) 2 x − + − + ⋅⋅⋅
3! 5! 7!
2 x 4 2 x 6 2 x8
(D) 2 x 2 − + − + ⋅⋅⋅
3! 5! 7!
8 x 4 32 x 6 128 x 8
(E) 2 x −
2
+ − + ⋅⋅⋅
3! 5! 7!

P (t )
200
100
t
O
24. Which of the following differential equations for a population P could model the
logistic growth shown in the figure above?
dP
(A) = 0.2 P − 0.001P 2
dt
dP
(B) = 0.1P − 0.001P 2
dt
dP
(C) = 0.2 P 2 − 0.001P
dt
dP
(D) = 0.1P 2 − 0.001P
dt
dP
(E) = 0.1P 2 + 0.001P
dt
cx + d for x ≤ 2
f ( x) =  2
 x − cx for x > 2
25. Let f be the function defined above, where c and d are constants. If f is differentiable at
x = 2, what is the value of c + d ?
(A) −4 (B) −2 (C) 0 (D) 2 (E) 4

26. Which of the following expressions gives the total area enclosed by the polar curve
r = sin 2 θ shown in the figure above?
1 π 2
sin θ dθ
2 ∫0
(A)
π
(B) ∫ sin 2 θ dθ
0
1 π 4
sin θ dθ
2 ∫0
(C)
π
(D) ∫ sin 4 θ dθ
0
π
(E) 2∫ sin 4 θ dθ
0

dy
27. Which of the following could be the slope field for the differential equation = y 2 − 1?
dx
y y
2 2
x x
−2 2 −2 2
−2 −2
(A) (B)
y y
2 2
x x
−2 2 −2 2
−2 −2
(C) (D)
2 y
x
−2 2
(E) −2

28. In the xy -plane, a particle moves along the parabola y = x 2 − x with a constant speed of
dx dy
2 10 units per second. If > 0, what is the value of when the particle is at the point
dt dt
( 2, 2 ) ?
2 2 10
(A) (B) (C) 3 (D) 6 (E) 6 10
3 3

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y
y = f '( x)
x
O
a b c d
76. The graph of f ', the derivative of a function f , is shown above. The domain of f is the open
interval 0 < x < d . Which of the following statements is true?
(A) f has a local minimum at x = c.
(B) f has a local maximum at x = b.
(C) The graph of f has a point of inflection at ( a, f ( a ) ) .
(D) The graph of f has a point of inflection at ( b, f ( b ) ) .
(E) The graph of f is concave up on the open interval ( c, d ) .
t
77. Water is pumped out of a lake at the rate R ( t ) = 12
cubic meters per minute, where t is
t +1
measured in minutes. How much water is pumped from time t = 0 to t = 5?
(A) 9.439 cubic meters
(B) 10.954 cubic meters
(C) 43.816 cubic meters
(D) 47.193 cubic meters
(E) 54.772 cubic meters

(−2,1) (3,1)
1
x
O
−2 −1 1 2 3 4
Graph of f
78. The graph of a function f is shown above. For which of the following values of c does
lim f ( x ) = 1?
x →c
(A) 0 only
(B) 0 and 3 only
(C) −2 and 0 only
(D) −2 and 3 only
(E) −2, 0, and 3
∞
79. Let f be a positive, continuous, decreasing function such that an = f ( n ) . If ∑a n converges to
n =1
k , which of the following must be true?
(A) lim an = k
n →∞
f ( x ) dx = k
n
(B) ∫ 1
∞
(C) ∫ f ( x ) dx diverges.
1
∞
(D) ∫ f ( x ) dx converges.
1
∞
(E) ∫ f ( x ) dx = k
1

80. The derivative of the function f is given by f ' ( x ) = x 2 cos ( x 2 ) . How many points of inflection
does the graph of f have on the open interval ( −2, 2 ) ?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) Five
f ( x ) dx = P,
b
81. Let f and g be continuous functions for a ≤ x ≤ b. If a < c < b, ∫ a
f ( x ) dx = Q, ∫ g ( x ) dx = R, and ∫ g ( x ) dx = S , then ∫ ( f ( x ) − g ( x ) ) dx = ?
b b b c
∫ c a c a
(A) P − Q + R − S
(B) P − Q − R + S
(C) P − Q − R − S
(D) P + Q − R − S
(E) P + Q − R + S

∞
82. If ∑an =1
n diverges and 0 ≤ an ≤ bn for all n, which of the following statements must be true?
∑ ( −1)
n
(A) an converges.
n =1
∑ ( −1)
n
(B) bn converges.
n =1
∑ ( −1)
n
(C) bn diverges.
n =1
∞
(D) ∑b
n =1
n converges.
∞
(E) ∑b
n =1
n diverges.
83. What is the area enclosed by the curves y = x3 − 8 x 2 + 18 x − 5 and y = x + 5?
(A) 10.667 (B) 11.833 (C) 14.583 (D) 21.333 (E) 32

84. Let f be a function with f ( 3) = 2, f ' ( 3) = −1, f " ( 3) = 6, and f ''' ( 3) = 12. Which of the
following is the third-degree Taylor polynomial for f about x = 3?
(A) 2 − ( x − 3) + 3 ( x − 3) + 2 ( x − 3)
2 3
(B) 2 − ( x − 3) + 3 ( x − 3) + 4 ( x − 3)
2 3
(C) 2 − ( x − 3) + 6 ( x − 3) + 12 ( x − 3)
2 3
(D) 2 − x + 3x 2 + 2 x3
(E) 2 − x + 6 x 2 + 12 x3
85. A particle moves on the x-axis with velocity given by v ( t ) = 3t 4 − 11t 2 + 9t − 2 for −3 ≤ t ≤ 3.
How many times does the particle change direction as t increases from −3 to 3?
(A) Zero (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) Four

86. On the graph of y = f ( x ) , the slope at any point ( x, y ) is twice the value of x. If f ( 2 ) = 3,
what is the value of f ( 3) ?
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 (E) 10
87. An object traveling in a straight line has position x ( t ) at time t. If the initial position is
x ( 0 ) = 2 and the velocity of the object is v ( t ) = 3 1 + t 2 , what is the position of the object at time
t = 3?
(A) 0.431 (B) 2.154 (C) 4.512 (D) 6.512 (E) 17.408

88. For all values of x, the continuous function f is positive and decreasing. Let g be the function
given by g ( x ) = ∫ f ( t ) dt. Which of the following could be a table of values for g ?
x
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
x g ( x) x g ( x) x g ( x) x g ( x) x g ( x)
1 −2 1 −2 1 1 1 2 1 3
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
3 1 3 3 3 −2 3 −1 3 2
89. The function f is continuous for −2 ≤ x ≤ 2 and f ( −2 ) = f ( 2 ) = 0. If there is no c, where

−2 < c < 2, for which f ' ( c ) = 0, which of the following statements must be true?
(A) For −2 < k < 2, f ' ( k ) > 0.
(B) For −2 < k < 2, f ' ( k ) < 0.
(C) For −2 < k < 2, f ' ( k ) exists.
(D) For −2 < k < 2, f ' ( k ) exists, but f ' is not continuous.
(E) For some k , where −2 < k < 2, f ' ( k ) does not exist.

x f ( x) g ( x) f '( x) g '( x)
−1 −5 1 3 0
0 −2 0 1 1
1 0 −3 0 0.5
2 5 −1 5 2
90. The table above gives values of the differentiable functions f and g and of their derivatives f '
and g ', at selected values of x. If h ( x ) = f ( g ( x ) ) , what is the slope of the graph of h at x = 2?
(A) -10 (B) -6 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 10
1 1
91. Let f be the function given by f ( x ) = ∫
x
cos  2  dt for ≤ x ≤ 1. At which of the following
t 
1/ 3 3
values of x does f attain a relative maximum?
(A) 0.357 and 0.798 (B) 0.4 and 0.564 (C) 0.4 only (D) 0.461 (E) 0.999

y = f ( x)
1
x
O 1
y = g ( x)
92. The figure above shows the graphs of the functions f and g. The graphs of the lines tangent to
the graph of g at x = −3 and x = 1 are also shown. If B ( x ) = g ( f ( x ) ) , what is B ' ( −3) ?
1 1 1 1 1
(A) − (B) − (C) (D) (E)
2 6 6 3 2

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2008 AP Multiple Choice Exam Name_______________

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(C) III only

(D) I and II only

(E) I, II, and III

(A) −5 (B) −4.25 (C) −4 (D) −3.75 (E) −3.5

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(A) 6 (B) 14 (C) 28 (D) 32 (E) 50

which of the following values is greatest?

(A) g ( −3) (B) g ( −2 ) (C) g ( 0 ) (D) g (1) (E) g ( 2 )

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(A) f is increasing on the interval ( 0, 2 ) .

(B) f is decreasing on the interval ( 0, 2 ) .

(C) f has a local maximum at x = 1.

(D) The graph of f has a point of inflection at x = 1.

(E) The graph of f changes concavity in the interval ( 0, 2 ) .

15. If f ( x ) = ( ln x ) , then f "

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(A) −1 < x < 1

(B) x > 1 only

(D) x < −1 and x > 1 only

17. Let h be a differentiable function, and let f be the function defined by f ( x ) = h ( x 2 − 3) .

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(A) −3 (B) −2 (C) −1 (D) 0 (E) 1

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20. What is the sum of the series 1 + ln 2 + + ⋅⋅⋅ + + ⋅⋅⋅ ?

(E) The series diverges.

(A) 0 < t < 2

(B) 1 < t < 5

(C) 2 < t < 6

(D) 3 < t < 5 only

(E) 1 < t < 2 and 5 < t < 6

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(A) −14 (B) −13 (C) −2 (D) 7 (E) 15

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(A) −4 (B) −2 (C) 0 (D) 2 (E) 4

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(A) f has a local minimum at x = c.

(B) f has a local maximum at x = b.

(C) The graph of f has a point of inflection at ( a, f ( a ) ) .

(D) The graph of f has a point of inflection at ( b, f ( b ) ) .

(E) The graph of f is concave up on the open interval ( c, d ) .

(A) 9.439 cubic meters

(B) 10.954 cubic meters

(C) 43.816 cubic meters

(D) 47.193 cubic meters

(E) 54.772 cubic meters

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(B) 0 and 3 only

(C) −2 and 0 only

(D) −2 and 3 only

(E) −2, 0, and 3