Cracking The Ap Calculus ab Exam 2018

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  1. 2 x^3


We  find     the    derivative   of  an integral     using  the  Second  Fundamental    Theorem  of  Calculus:  

f(t)    dt  =   f(x).   Normally,   we  would   need    to  rewrite the absolute    value   function    as  a

piecewise   function,   but notice  that    we  are evaluating  the absolute    value   over    an  interval    where

all values  will    be  positive.   Thus,   we  can ignore  the absolute    value   and rewrite the integral    as  

|t| dt  =    t  dt. We  get  t  dt  =   (x^2 )(2x)  =   2x^3 .  Don’t   forget  that    because the

upper   limit   is  a   function,   we  need    to  multiply    the answer  by  the derivative  of  that    function.


  1. sin (ln x) + C


Recall  that        ln  x   =    .  Here,   we  can use u-substitution  to  get rid of  the log in  the integrand.

If we let u = ln x, then du = dx. If we substitute into the integrand, we get ∫ cos (ln x) dx =


∫ cos u du = sin u + C. Substituting back, we get ∫^ cos (ln x) dx = sin (ln x) + C.



  1. sin (2 + ex) + C


Recall that ∫eu du = eu + C. Let’s use u-substitution. If we let u = 2 + ex, then du = ex dx. If we


substitute into the integrand, we get ∫ex cos (2 + ex) dx = ∫cos u du = sin u + C. Substituting


back, we get ∫ex cos (2 + ex) dx = sin (2 + ex) + C.




  1. tan−1(e^3 x)    +   C



Recall that ∫ = tan−1 u + C. Here we have ∫ , and we will need to do u-

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