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Worked solutions and scoring guides follow. Credit a correct antiderivative or setup even when later arithmetic slips, but require units for contextual answers and a stated reason where the question asks for a justification.
Standards: AP Calculus AB Unit 6 · Level: Grade 12 AP Calculus AB
Question 1 Definite integral (2 points)
An antiderivative is x3 − x2. At 2: 8 − 4 = 4; at 0: 0. The value is 4. Answer (A).
Scoring: 2 points for the correct choice; 1 point for a correct antiderivative.
Question 2 Accumulation derivative (2 points)
By FTC Part 1, H′(x) = √(x4 + 9). At x = 2: √25 = 5. Answer (A).
Scoring: 2 points for the correct choice; 1 point for using FTC Part 1.
Question 3 Riemann sums from a table (3 points)
(a) 8(3) + 10(2) + 7(4) = 24 + 20 + 28 = 72.
(b) 10(3) + 7(2) + 2(4) = 30 + 14 + 8 = 52.
(c) (8 + 10)/2·3 + (10 + 7)/2·2 + (7 + 2)/2·4 = 27 + 17 + 18 = 62 gallons.
Scoring: 1 point per part; units required in (c).
Question 4 Substitution (3 points)
(a) Let u = x3 + 2, so du = 3x2 dx. Then (1/3)∫ u4 du = u5/15 + C = (x3 + 2)5/15 + C.
(b) [(x3 + 2)5/15] from 0 to 1 = (35 − 25)/15 = (243 − 32)/15 = 211/15.
Scoring: Part (a): 1 point for the substitution, 1 point for the antiderivative. Part (b): 1 point.
Question 5 Accumulation function from a graph (3 points)
(a) g(2) = 2·2 = 4. From 2 to 4 the net signed area is (2 + (−2))/2·2 = 0, so g(4) = 4.
(b) From 4 to 6 the area is (−2)(2) = −4, so g(6) = 0.
(c) g′ = f changes from positive to negative at x = 3 (the line from (2, 2) to (4, −2) crosses zero there). g(3) = 4 + (2 + 0)/2·1 = 5. Comparing with g(0) = 0 and g(6) = 0, the maximum is 5.
Scoring: 1 point per part.
Question 6 Long division and completing the square (3 points)
(a) Divide: x2 − 3x + 5 = (x − 1)(x − 2) + 3, so the integrand is x − 2 + 3/(x − 1). The antiderivative is x2/2 − 2x + 3 ln|x − 1| + C.
(b) x2 + 4x + 5 = (x + 2)2 + 1, so the antiderivative is arctan(x + 2) + C.
Scoring: Part (a): 1 point for the division, 1 point for the antiderivative. Part (b): 1 point.
Question 7 Properties of integrals (2 points)
(a) ∫46 = −2 − 7 = −9.
(b) ∫14 (2f(x) + 3) dx = 2(7) + 3(3) = 23. Reversing the limits gives −23.
Scoring: 1 point per part.
Question 8 Net change in a tank (2 points)
(a) 40 + ∫06 (12 − 2t) dt = 40 + (72 − 36) = 76 gallons.
(b) The amount increases while R > 0 and decreases when R < 0. R changes from positive to negative at t = 6, so the greatest amount occurs at t = 6.
Scoring: 1 point per part.
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