Cracking The Ap Calculus ab Exam 2018

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  1. B We can use Implicit Differentiation to find . First, differentiate with respect to x: 3 y^2 = x


    +   y   −   4x. Next,   plug    in  (1, 2)  for x   and y:  3(2)^2  =   (1)     +   (2) −   4(1).   Simplify:   12  

=       −   2.  And solve   for     on  the left    and the terms   without     on  the right:      =   −.


  1. D If we take the limit as x goes to 0, we get an indeterminate form , so let’s use L’Hôpital’s


Rule.   We  take    the derivative  of  the numerator   and the denominator and we  get     =   

. Now, when we take the limit we get .
16. A We can evaluate this integral using u-substitution. Let u = 1 + x^2 and du = 2xdx, so du = xdx.


Substitute into the integrand: ∫ x sec^2 (1 + x^2 )dx = (^) ∫ sec^2 u du. Integrate: ∫ sec^2 u du =

tan u + C and substitute back: tan u + C = tan(1 + x^2 ) + C.



  1. B First, we need to find . It’s simplest to find it implicitly.


18 x    +   32y     =   0

Now,    solve   for .

Next,   plug    in  x   =   2   and y   =   −1  to  get the slope   of  the tangent line    at  the point.

Now,    use the point-slope formula to  find    the equation    of  the tangent line.

(y  +   1)  =       (x  −   2)
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