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Student Study Session

Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Solutions


WehaveintentionallyincludedmorematerialthancanbecoveredinmostStudentStudy
Sessionstoaccountforgroupsthatareabletoanswerthequestionsatafasterrate.Useyour
ownjudgment,basedonthegroupofstudents,todeterminetheorderandselectionofquestions
toworkinthesession.Besuretoincludeavarietyoftypesofquestions(multiplechoice,free
response,calculator,andnoncalculator)inthetimeallotted.
Multiple Choice Questions Solutions
1. A (1985AB22)

2
1

2
( x 1)( x 1)
dx ( x 1) dx
1
x 1

1 2
x x
2

x 2

x 1

1
0
2

2. C (1988AB10)
2kx 2 x 3

3
2

x k

18
x 0

k
3
k 18
3

2 3
k 18
3

k 3
3

3. C (1988AB36)
Thefirstquadrantintervalfor y 3x x is [0, 3] .
2

3x x dx

yavg

30

x 3

yavg

yavg

3 2 1 3
x x
3 x0
2

27
9 0

3
2

3
2

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4. A (1988AB13)
UsingtheFundamentalTheoremofCalculus,

that

c
0

f ( x) dx f (c) f (0)

f ( x )dx f (b) f (a )

, it follows directly

5. D (2003AB22)
1

f (1) f (0) f ( x) dx 5 3 8

Alternatively,theequationforthederivativeshownis f ( x) 6 x 6 .
f ( x ) (6 x 6)dx
0

f ( x ) 3 x 2 6 x c

f (1) 3 1 6(1) 5 8
With f (0) 5 implies c 5 andtherefore

6. E (2003AB23)
d g ( x)
f (t )dt f ( g ( x)) g ( x)
ApplyingtheSecondFundamentalTheorem, dx a
d x2
sin(t 3 ) dt sin( x 2 )3 (2 x) 2 x sin( x 6 )

0
dx

7. C (1993BC41appropriateforAB)
2
2
d x 2 3 x t 2
f ( x )
e dt e ( x 3x ) (2 x 3)

dx 2

3
x
f ( x) 0 onlywhen
2.

3
3
3
,
,
x

f 0 for
2 and f 0 for 2 thus f ( x ) hasaminimumat
2.

8. D (1988AB14)

cos
02 1 sin d
Let u 1 sin

1
2

u du 2u

1 u 2
2
u 1

2 2 ( 2)

9. C (2003BC18appropriateforAB)
d 2x
g ( x)
f (t ) dt 2 f (2 x)
dx 0
g (3) 2 f (2 3) 2 f (6) 2( 1) 2
10. E (1993BC3appropriateforAB)
Q( x) p( x) ,sothedegreeofQis n 1 .
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11. E (1973BC45appropriateforAB)
F ( x) xg ( x) with x 0 and g ( x ) 0 ,so F ( x) 0 ;therefore, F isdecreasing(not
increasing).
12. E (2003AB19)
d x3

2
0 ln t 1 dt
dx

2
3 2
(3x ) ln ( x ) 1
(3x 2 ) ln x 6 1

13. B (1988AB19)
u x2 1
du 2 xdx
x 2 u 22 1 5 and x 3 u 32 1 10 ,so
1 10 1
du
2 5 u
1
(ln10 ln 5)
2

1 10
ln
2 5
1
ln 2
2
14. D (2003AB92)
g ( x) isdecreasingwhen g ( x) 0 .
d x
sin(t 2 ) dt

0
dx

2
g ( x) sin( x )
g ( x)

Usingagraphingcalculator,determinewhere g ( x ) 0 .
1.772 x 2.507
15. B (1997BC82appropriateforAB)
x
x
1 3
1
x x2 x2 2
(t 2 2t ) dt t dt

2
2
Since 0
, 3
.Usingthecalculator,thegreatestxvalue
ontheinterval [0, 4] thatsatisfiesthisinequalityisfoundtooccurat x 1.3887 .
16. E (1997 AB88)
x

f ( x) h( x )dx

, so f (a) 0 ; therefore, only choices (A) and (E) are possible. But
f ( x) h( x) , so f is differentiable at x b . This is true for the graph in option (E), but not
for the graph in option (A), where there appears to be a sharp turn at x b . Also, since h is
a

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increasing at first, the graph of f must start out concave up. This is also true in (E) but not
(A).

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17. A

(2008 BC88 appropriateforAB)


x

g ( x) f (t )dt

g (2) f (t ) dt 0
2
2
and f 0 and f 0 ; g ( x) f ( x) , so g ( x) f ( x) .
.

0,
g

0
f
(1)

g
(2)
g
(1)

2
f

0
g

0
g
Since
, so g is increasing, so
, so
.
, so
, so
g (3) g (2) g (2) g (1)

3 2
2 1
is decreasing; therefore,
, so the answer is choice A.
18. A

(2003AB82)
Thefunction r (t ) istherateofchangeinthealtitude,sothealtitudeisdecreasingwhen

r (t ) 0 .Thezerosof r (t ) are1.572and3.514,sothechangeinaltitudewhenthealtitudeis
3.514

r t dt

decreasingcanbefoundusing 1.572
.

19. A

(2003AB84)
5

T (5) T (0) (110e 0.4t ) dt 350 237.78 112oF


0

20. A

(2003BC80appropriateforAB)
0.1t
14 100e
T
dt 124.499 125 tons
7 2 e 3t

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Free Response Questions


21. 2010 AB1/BC1acd
6

(a)

f t dt 142.274 or 142.275 cubic feet

(c)

h 0 0

For 0 t 6 ,

1:
t

h t h 0 g s ds 0 0 ds 0

For 6 t 7 ,

2 1: integral
1: answer

1:
1:

h t

h t
h t

for 0 t 6
for 6 t 7
for 7 t 9

h t h 6 g s ds 0 125 ds 125 t 6

For 7 t 9 ,

h t h 7 g s ds 125 108 ds 125 108 t 7

h t

Thus,

0t 6
6t 7

0;
125(t 6);

125 108 t 7 ; 7 t 9

(d)

f t dt h 9 26.334
Amount of snow is
or 26.335
0

cubic feet.
22.

1: integral
3 1: h 9
1: answer

2009 AB2/BC2acd
2 1: integral
1: answer

(a)

R t dt 980 people

(c)

w 2 w 1 w t dt 2 t R t dt 387.5

The total wait time for those who enter the auditorium
after time t 1 is 387.5 hours.
1
1 2
w 2
2 t R t dt 0.77551
980 0
(d) 980
On average, a person waits 0.775 or 0.776 hour.

1: integral
2 1: answer

1: integral
1: answer

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23.

2009 AB5/BC5b

3 5 f x dx
13

(b)

13

3 dx 5 f x dx

3 13 2 5 f 13 f 2 8

24.

13

1: usesFundamental
TheoremofCalculus
2
1: answer

2010 AB5a
3

(a)

g 3 5 g x dx 5
0

22 3 13

4
2 2

g 0 5
1: uses
3
g 3
1:

g 2
1:

g 2 5 g x dx 5
0

25. 2008B AB4

(a)

f x 3 4 3x

g x f sin x cos x

3 4 3sin x

2:

cos x

(c) For 0 x , g ( x) 0 onlyat


g 0 g 0


g 4 t 2 dt 0
0
2

2:

2.

f x
g x

1: sets

g x 0

2
3 1: justifiesmaximumat

1: integralexpressionfor 2
g

0, is 0
Themaximumvalueofgon

4 t 2 dt

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26. 2009B AB1ac

1: integral

1
3 sin x 2 dx
16
(a)

R (3) 6.610 or 6.611

R t 6

3 1: expressionfor R t
R 3
1:

(c)

A t dt A 3 A 0 24.200 or 24.201
0

Fromtime t 0 to t 3 years,thecrosssectional
areagrowsby24.201squarecentimeters.

1: usesFundamental
TheoremofCalculus
3

1:

A t dt
valueof

1: meaningof 0

A t dt

27. 2011B AB6

(a)

x
g x cos dx

2
2

f x dx

x
6 2 2sin
2

2
6
(c)

h x g 3x 3


h 3 g 3
3

x 4

x 2

1: antiderivative
2
1: answer

h x
2:
3
1: answer

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