Advanced Placement exams have been around for half a century. While the format and content have changed over the years, the basic goal of the AP program remains the same: to give high school students a chance to earn college credit or advanced placement. To do this, a student needs to do two things:
- Find a college that accepts AP scores
- Do well enough on the exam
The first part is easy, because the majority of colleges accept AP scores in some form or another. The second part requires a little more effort. If you have worked diligently all year in your course-work, you’ve laid the groundwork. The next step is familiarizing yourself with the test.
There are actually two AP Calculus tests offered to students, a Calculus AB exam and a Calculus BC exam. The BC exam covers some more advanced topics; it’s not necessarily a harder test, but its scope is broader. Most students opt to take the AB exam because they find it somewhat easier, but the BC exam is worth more credit at many universities.
- AP Calculus AB Review Week 2 Derivatives and Tangents Advanced Placement AAP Review will be held in room 315and 312on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The week of March 23rdwe will be reviewing Derivatives and Tangents. The session will begin in room 315 with a brief review of the weekly topic.
- Algebra 2 AP Calculus AB Contact Info Pre-Calculus. Suggested Activities Week of March 23rd pg. 254-257: 1-11, 43, 45-48, 50-51 A33: Lesson 4-7: 1-6.
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Jan 26, 2018 There are actually two AP Calculus tests offered to students, a Calculus AB exam and a Calculus BC exam. The BC exam covers some more advanced topics; it’s not necessarily a harder test, but its scope is broader. Most students opt to take the AB exam because they find it somewhat easier, but the BC exam is worth more credit at many universities.
Answer 1
A: If the graph of a function has a sharp point, the function is not differentiable at that point. This is because the slopes directly to the left and right of the point do not approach the same value.
An absolute value function has a sharp point at its vertex. The graph off(x)=|x + 4| is a horizontal translation (to the left 4 units) of the standard absolute value function, y =|x|, which has vertex (0, 0). Thus, the vertex of fis (-4, 0), which means the function is not differentiable at x =-4. Choice (A) is correct.
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Answer 2
D: The only discontinuities that are removable are holes and holes with a point above or below—this function has neither. The function has 2 jump discontinuities (gaps), at x=-2 and x= 0, but neither of these is removable.
Answer 3
D: Examine the values in the table: f(x) increases as x gets larger, which indicates that f′(x), the slope of the function, is positive. This means f′(x)> 0, so eliminate (A) and (B).
To choose between (C) and (D), take a closer look at the slopes. The slope between the first pair of points is 3, and the slope between the second pair of points is also 3, so f′(x) is constant. This means f′′(x), which is the derivative of f′(x), must be 0. Choice (D) is correct
Answer 4
C: To use a local linear approximation, you need to find the equation of the tangent line. You’ve been given all the information you need in the question stem; you just need to piece it all together. The point on the function is given by f(-1)= 5, which translates to the point (-1, 5). The slope of the tangent line at x=-1 is given by f'(-1)= 2, so the slope is 2. Now the point-slope form of the tangent line is:
y-5 = 2(x-(-1))
y = 5+2(x+1)
Substituting x=-0.9 into the equation of the tangent line yields:
5+2(-0.9+1) = 5+2(0.1) = 5.2
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That’s (C).
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