AP CALCULUS PROBLEM SETS ANSWER KEY

PR0BLEM SET #2

1. a) x = 100 b)
3
20
5
y x = +
c) Line hits tree at 170 m, 5 m below treetop

2. b) (1, 3) y = 3
(1, 2) y = 2x4
c)
1
5
( 24) x =

3. a)
1
1 sin
dy
dx y
=

b) 1
2
x
t
=
c)
2
2 3
cos
(1 sin )
d y y
dx y
=

4. a)
2
16 5
5 3
dy x y
dx x y

=
+

b) y = 3x 13 c) y ~ 0.4
d)
3
3
21 7.88 0 or
100 2100 788 0
y y
y y
+ + =
+ + =

e) k = 0.373


5. b) Slope is 0 at (3, 2)
c)
2
2
2
at (3, 2)
7
' 0 and " 0
d y
dx
y y
=
= <

local max @ (3, 2)

6. a)
0 1
( )
2 1 2
x x
f x
x x
< <
' =

+ s <

b)
2
2
1
0 1
2 2
( )
3
2 1 2
2 2
x
x
f x
x
x x

< <

+ s <

c)












7. a) a = 0, b = 9, c = 4
b) x = 2, x = 2, y = 0
c)

8 6 4 2 2 4 6 8
8
6
4
2
2
4
6
8



8. b)
1
32
c =
1
32
c =
d) n = 4, k = 256
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
0.5