AP Calculus AB – Free Response Question Review #2 Differentiation

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1. The graphs of the function f and its derivative f ' are shown above for −1  x  4 .
(a) Find the average rate of change of f over the interval −1  x  4 . For how many values of x in the interval
−1  x  4 does the instantaneous rate of change of f equal the average rate of change of f?
(b) Write an equation for the line tangent to the graph of f at x = 1 .
f ( x ) − f ( 2) f ( x ) − f ( 3)
(c) For each of lim and lim , find the value or give a reason why it does not exist.
x →2 x−2 x →3 x−3
(d) Let g be the function defined by g ' ( x ) = e x f ( x ) . Find g ' ( 0 ) .

(a) Use the average rate of change formula on the graph of f ( x ) . Determine how many times the graph of f ' ( x )
crosses this value.

(b) Find the value of f (1) . Find the value of f ' (1) . Write in point-slope form and do not simplify.

(c) These two are the difference quotient forms of f ' ( 2 ) and f ' ( 3) , respectively. Use the graph of f ' ( x ) .

(d) Use the product rule to find g ' ( x ) .

2. The number of passengers who have boarded a ship is modeled by the differential function P, where t is the number
of hours since boarding began. Selected values of P ( t ) are given in the table below.

t (hours)
0 1 3 6 8
P ( t ) (passengers) 0 35 204 600 728

(a) According to the model, what is the average rate at which passengers board the ship, in passengers per hour,
over the time interval 1  t  8 hours?
(b) Write P ' ( 45 ) as the limit of a difference quotient. Use the data in the table to approximate P ' ( 45 ) . Show the
computations that lead to your answer.
(c) Must there be a time t, for 3  t  6 , at which P ( t ) = 500 ? Justify your answer.
(d) The total number of gallons of water used by the passengers on the ship is modeled by the function G defined
by G ( t ) = 120t t for 0  t  8 , where t is the number of hours since boarding began. Find G ' ( 4 ) and explain
its meaning in the context of the problem.

(a) Use the average rate of change formula. Show the set-up, plug in the numbers, and do not simplify.

(b) Use the average rate of change formula to approximate the derivative at a value. Be sure to use an estimation
symbol. Show the set-up, plug in the numbers, and do not simplify.

(c) Use the Intermediate Value Theorem. You cannot just say “yes, by IVT”. You must state that “since P ( t ) is
differential, that means it is also continuous. P ( 3) = 204  500 and P ( 6 ) = 600  500 , then P ( t ) = 500 in
3  t  6 by IVT”.

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(d) Simplify G ( t ) to G ( t ) = 120t 2 . Find G ' ( t ) using the Power Rule, do not simplify. Evaluate at t = 4 , do not
simplify. If G ( t ) is the number of passengers who have boarded the plane, then G ' ( t ) must be the RATE at
which people are boarding the plane.
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3. Consider the curve given by the equation ( 2 y + 1) − 24 x = −3

dy 4
(a) Show that =
dx ( 2 y + 1)2
(b) Write an equation for the line tangent to the curve at the point ( −1, −2 ) .
d2y
(c) Evaluate at the point ( −1, −2 ) .
dx 2
1 
(d) The point  ,0  is on the curve. Find the value of ( y −1 ) ' ( 0 ) .
6 

dy
(a) Use implicit differentiation. For ( 2 y + 1) , use the package rule. Solve for
3
.
dx

dy
(b) Even if you could not get part (a) to work, you can still do this part. Use the given in part (a) to find the
dx
dy
slope. Be sure to use the notation =
dx ( −1, −2 )

dy
= 4 ( 2 y + 1) so that the package rule can be used instead of the quotient rule. Be sure to use
−2
(c) Change
dx
dy
implicit differentiation again and the value of found in part (b).
dx ( −1, −2)

1   1
(d) If  ,0  is on the curve, then  0,  is on the inverse. Switch the x and the y to create the inverse formula.
6   6
 1
Find the derivative of this inverse and then plug in  0,  .
 6
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x
−3 −2 −1 1
5 2
f ( x) − −3 −2
2 3
1 6 4
f '( x ) −1
3 5 3

4. The table above gives values of the differentiable function f and its derivative for selected values of x..
f ( x2 )
(a) Let g be the function defined by g ( x ) = . Find g ' ( −1)
ex
(b) Let h be the function defined by h ( x ) = f ( f ( −2 x ) ) . Find h ' (1) .
 x
(c) Let k be the function defined by k ( x ) = f ( x )  arcsin   . Find k ' ( −1) .
2

(a) Use the quotient rule first. For the derivative of f ( x 2 ) , a chain rule must be used. Substitute x = −1 and do
not simplify your answer.

(b) Use a nested chain (package rule).

x 1
(c) Use a product rule to expand. Rewrite as x to avoid using a quotient rule. You must evaluate
2 2
 −1   
arcsin   in the interval −  x  .
 2  2 2
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x
−3 0 3 6
f ( x) −5 4 1 7
f '( x ) −1 2 −2 4

5. The table above gives values of a twice-differentiable function f and its first derivative f ' for selected values of x.
Let g be the function defined by g ( x ) = f ( x 2 − x ) .
(a) What is the value of g ' ( 3) ?
(b) It is known that g "( 0 ) = −1 . What is the value of f "( 0 ) ?
(c) Is there a value c, for 0  c  3 , such that g ( c ) = 5 ? Justify your answer.
(d) Let h be the function with derivative given by h ' ( x ) = 4ecos x . At what value of x in the interval −3  x  0
does the instantaneous rate of change of h equal the average rate of change of f over the interval ? −3  x  0

(a) Use a chain rule to evaluate g ' ( x ) . Be sure to put parentheses around 2x − 1 .

(b) Use your g ' ( x ) from part (a) to find g " ( x ) . Use the product rule, substitute, and a bit of algebra.

(c) Use the Intermediate Value Theorem.

(d) Note: there was a typo on the original question. I have made the correction to “instantaneous rate of change of
h”.

Graph h ' ( x ) as Y1 . Use the average rate of change formula for f ( x ) . Graph this value as a horizontal line as
Y2 . Determine the x-value of the point of intersection.