AP Calculus BC

Unit 7 Test Part 1Differential Equations

Name: _____________________________
.

A GRAPHING CALCULATOR IS REQUIRED FOR SOME PROBLEMS OR PARTS OF PROBLEMS

Directions: Solve each of the following problems. After examining the form of the choices, decide which is the best of the choices
given and circle your choice. You may use scratch paper to help you answer the questions. When you finish, staple the scratch paper
to your test. Do not spend too much time on any one problem.
In this test:
1.

The exact numerical value of the correct answer does not always appear among the choices given. When this happens, select
from among the choices the number that best approximates the exact numerical value.

2.

Unless otherwise specified, the domain of the function f is assumed to be the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) is a real
number.

1. If

dy ln x
=
dx xy

2. If

dy
2
=k y
and k is a nonzero constant, then
dt

and

y=2 when

x=1 , then when

x=2 ,

y=

could be

3. The volume of a cube is increasing at a rate proportional to its volume at any time t. If the volume is 27 ft3
originally, and 35 ft3 after 5 seconds, what is its volume at t=12 seconds?

4. A radioactive isotope,

y , decays according to the equation

is measured in seconds. If the half-life of

dy
=ky
, where k
dt

is 2 minutes, then the value of k is

is a constant and t

5. The number of moose in a national park is modeled by the function

differential equation
is

lim M (t )
t

dM
M
=0.08 M 1
,
where t
dt
10 00

that satisfies the logistic

is the time in years and

M ( 0 )=5 0 0 . What

6. The rate that an object cools is directly proportional to the difference between its temperature (in Kelvins) at
that time and the surrounding temperature (in Kelvins). If an object is initially at 45K, and the surrounding
temperature remains constant at 14K, it takes 5 minutes for the object to cool to 28K. How long will it take
for the object to cool to 20K?

7. Consider the differential equation

dy
=xy
. Let
dx

y=f (x)

be a particular solution to this differential

equation with the initial condition f ( 4 )=2 . Using Eulers method with three steps of equal size, starting at
x=4 , what is the approximate value of f (4.6) ?

8. A virus is spread through a population at a rate given by

dV
V
=0.25 V 1
dt
90

days. When the virus was first detected, 30 people were already infected.
(a) What the number of people infected by the virus at any time, t ? (2 points)

(b) At what value of t

is there an inflection point? (2 points)

, where t

is measured in

(c) How many people will have the virus after 8 days? (1 point)

(d) What is the maximum number of people predicted to have the virus? Justify your answer. (2 points)

AP Calculus BC
Unit 7 Test Part 2Differential Equations

Name: _____________________________

A CALCULATOR MAY NOT BE USED ON THIS PART OF THE EXAMINATION.

Directions: Solve each of the following problems. After examining the form of the choices, decide which is the best of the choices
given and circle your choice. You may use scratch paper to help you answer the questions. When you finish, staple the scratch paper
to your test. Do not spend too much time on any one problem.
In this test: Unless otherwise specified, the domain of the function f is assumed to be the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) is a
real number.

9. If the graph of

y=f ( x)

contains the point (0,3) , and if

10. Write a differential equations for a population

figure above?

y ' + y=ex x , then f ( x )=

P that could model the logistic growth shown in the

11. What is the solution of the differential equation

a.)

y ' = yx

b.)

y ' = y 2x 2

c.)

y ' = y1

d.)

y ' = y 3x 3

dy
=x e y
dx

that satisfies the initial condition

I.

II.

V.

VI.

12. Match the differential equation with its slope field.

13. Consider the differential equation

dy y 1
= 2
, where
dx
x

x0 .

y (1 ) =0 ?

(a) On the axes provided, sketch a slope field for the given
differential equation at the nine points indicated. (2 points)

(b) Find the particular solution

y=f ( x ) to the differential

equation with the initial condition f ( 2 )=0 .

(c) For the particular solution

y=f ( x ) described in part (b), find

lim f ( x )