AP Calculus - Final Review Sheet: Rahn © 2011

AP Calculus – Final Review Sheet
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1. Find the zeros of a function.
2. Find equation of the line tangent to f(x) at

(a,f(a)).
3. Find equation of the line normal to f(x) at

(a,f(a)).
4. Show that f(x) is even.
5. Show that f(x) is odd.
6. Find the interval where f(x) is increasing.
7. Find the interval where the slope of f(x) is

increasing.
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8. Find the relative minimum value of a function
f(x).
9. Find the absolute minimum slope of a function

f(x) on [a,b].
10. Find critical values for a function f(x).
11. Find inflection points of a function f(x).
12. Show that lim f ( x) exists.

x a
13. Show that f(x) is continuous.
14. Show that a piecewise function is differentiable

at the point a where the function rule splits such as
f (x ) for x  a
h(x )  
g(x ) for x  a
15. Find vertical asymptotes of a function f(x).
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16. Find horizontal asymptotes of function f(x).
17. Find the average rate of change of f(x) on [a,b].
18. Find instantaneous rate of change of f(x) on

[a,b].
19. Find the average value of f(x) on [a,b].
20. Find the absolute maximum of f(x) on [a,b].
21. Show that a piecewise function is differentiable

at the point a where the function rule splits
22. Given s(t), the position function, find v(t), the

velocity function.
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23. Given v(t), the velocity function, find how far a
particle travels on [a,b].
24. Find the average velocity of a particle on [a,b]

given s(t), the position function.
Find the average velocity of a particle on [a,b] given

v(t), the velocity function.
25. Given v(t), the velocity function, determine the

intervals where a particle is speeding up.
26. Given v(t), the velocity function, and s(0), the

initial position, find s(t), the position function as a
function of t.
27. Show that Rolle’s Theorem holds for a function

f(x) on [a,b].
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28. Show that the Mean Value Theorem holds for a
function f(x) on [a,b].
29. Find domain of f(x).
30. Find range of f(x) on [a,b].
31. Find range of f(x) on

 ,   .
32. Find f ‘ (x), the derivative of f(x), by definition
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33. Given two functions f and f-1 are inverse
functions (f(a)=b and f-1(b)=a) and f ’(a), find
derivative of inverse function f-1 at x=b.
Suppose that g-1(x)=f(x) and g(x)=f-1(x). Suppose a

tangent line is drawn at (a,b) on the function f. Find
the slope of the function g at the point (b,a).
dy
34. Given is increasing proportionally to y, find
dt
a family of functions that describe the population as
a function of time.
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35. Find the line x=c that divides the area under f(x)
on [a,b] to two equal areas.
x
d
f  t  dt 
dx a
36.
37. Given that u is some function of x

u
d
f  u  dt 
dx a
find
38. Find the area bounded by f(x), the x-axis, x=1

and x = 10 using 3 trapezoids, where Δx=3.
39. Approximate the area bounded by f(x), the x-

axis, x=0 and x = 7 using left Reimann sums from
information about f(x) given in tabular data.

axis, x=0 and x = 7 using right Reimann sums from
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axis, x = 0, and x = 14 using two subintervals and
midpoint rectangles from information about f(x)

axis, x = 0, and x = using three trapezoids from
43. Given the graph of f ‘ (x) >0 between x=0 and x

= a and f(0) =8, find f(a).
dy 1  x
44. Solve the differential equation  .
dx y
x
45. Describe the meaning of  f t 
a
dt
46. Given a base is bounded by x = a, x = b, f(x)

and g(x), where f(x) < g(x) for all a<x<b, find the
volume of the solid whose cross section,
perpendicular to the x-axis are squares.
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47. Find where the tangent line to f(x) is horizontal.
48. Find where the tangent line to f(x) is vertical.
49. Find the minimum acceleration given v(t), the

velocity function.
50. Approximate the value of f(1.1) by using the

tangent line to f at x=1.
51. Given the value of F(a) and the fact that the anti-
derivative of f is F, find F(b).
52. Find the derivative of f(g(x)).
b b
52. Given  f  x  dx , find  f  x   k  dx
a a
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53. Given a graph of f ‘(x), find where f(x) is
decreasing.
54. Given v(t), the velocity function, and s(0), the

initial position, find the greatest distance from the
origin of a particle on [0,b].
55. Given a water tank with g gallons initially, is

being filled at the rate of F(t) gallons/min and
emptied at the rate of E(t) gallons/min on t1 , t2  ,
find the amount of water in the tank at m minutes
where t1  m  t2 .

find the rate the water amount is changing at m.

find the time when the water is at a minimum.
58. Given a chart of x and f(x) on selected values

between a and b, estimate f ‘(c) where c is between
a and b.
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dy
59. Given , draw a slope field
dx
60. Given that f(x) < g(x). find the area between
curves f(x) and g(x) between x = a and x = b on
[a,b].
61. Given that f(x) > g(x). Find the volume of the
solid created if the region between curves f(x) and
g(x) between x = a and x = b on [a,b]. is revolved
about the x-axis.
f (a  h)  f (a)
62. Find a limit in the form lim .
h 0 h
cos(x )  1
Find the limit: lim
x 0 x 1
63. Given information about f(x) for x in [a,b], show

that there exists a c in the interval [a,b], where .
64. Given f “ (x) and all critical values of x in (a,b)

where f ’(x)=0, determine the location of all relative
extrema for f.
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65. Given f ‘(x) in graphical form on a domain (a,b),
determine the location of all relative extrema for f.
66. Given that functions f and g are twice

differentiable, find h ‘(x) if h(x) = f(x)g(x) +k.
dy
67. Given a differential equation  F ( x, y ) and a
dx
lattice of points on a coordinate grid, draw a slope
field for the differential equation.
68. Given a slope field that represents

dy
 F ( x, y ) on the coordinate grid.
dx
a. Determine if the slope field is a function of x

alone.
b. Determine if the slope field is a function of y
alone.
c. Determine the conditions that must be true for
F(x,y) to have a slope of zero.
d. Determine if the slope field illustrates special
patterns along the x- or y-axes.
e. Determine if the slope field illustrate special
patterns in any of the quadrants.
f. Determine if the slope field illustrates special
patterns at x gets very large or very small.
g. Determine if the slope field illustrates special
patterns at y gets very large.
h. Determine if the slope field illustrates any
symmetry.
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2. Find equation of the line tangent to f(x) at

3. Find equation of the line normal to f(x) at

4. Show that f(x) is even.

5. Show that f(x) is odd.

6. Find the interval where f(x) is increasing.

7. Find the interval where the slope of f(x) is

9. Find the absolute minimum slope of a function

10. Find critical values for a function f(x).

11. Find inflection points of a function f(x).

12. Show that lim f ( x) exists.

13. Show that f(x) is continuous.

14. Show that a piecewise function is differentiable

15. Find vertical asymptotes of a function f(x).

17. Find the average rate of change of f(x) on [a,b].

18. Find instantaneous rate of change of f(x) on

19. Find the average value of f(x) on [a,b].

20. Find the absolute maximum of f(x) on [a,b].

21. Show that a piecewise function is differentiable

22. Given s(t), the position function, find v(t), the

24. Find the average velocity of a particle on [a,b]

Find the average velocity of a particle on [a,b] given

25. Given v(t), the velocity function, determine the

26. Given v(t), the velocity function, and s(0), the

27. Show that Rolle’s Theorem holds for a function

29. Find domain of f(x).

30. Find range of f(x) on [a,b].

31. Find range of f(x) on

32. Find f ‘ (x), the derivative of f(x), by definition

Suppose that g-1(x)=f(x) and g(x)=f-1(x). Suppose a

37. Given that u is some function of x

38. Find the area bounded by f(x), the x-axis, x=1

39. Approximate the area bounded by f(x), the x-

40. Approximate the area bounded by f(x), the x-

42. Approximate the area bounded by f(x), the x-

43. Given the graph of f ‘ (x) >0 between x=0 and x

46. Given a base is bounded by x = a, x = b, f(x)

48. Find where the tangent line to f(x) is vertical.

49. Find the minimum acceleration given v(t), the

50. Approximate the value of f(1.1) by using the

52. Find the derivative of f(g(x)).

54. Given v(t), the velocity function, and s(0), the

55. Given a water tank with g gallons initially, is

56. Given a water tank with g gallons initially, is

57. Given a water tank with g gallons initially, is

58. Given a chart of x and f(x) on selected values

63. Given information about f(x) for x in [a,b], show

64. Given f “ (x) and all critical values of x in (a,b)

66. Given that functions f and g are twice

68. Given a slope field that represents

a. Determine if the slope field is a function of x

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