BC Calculus Test Practice Questions with Answers
Sample 2

A set of BC calculus questions, with answers, similar to the questions in the AP calculus test are presented. The answers to the suggested questions are provided at the bottom of the page.

Practice Questions

  1. If \(x + y = e^{x + y}\), then the value of \(\dfrac{dy}{dx}\) at the point \(\left(\dfrac{1}{2}, \dfrac{1}{2}\right)\) is:
    • A) 1
    • B) \(e - 1\)
    • C) \(1 - e\)
    • D) \(e\)
    • E) \(-1\)
  2. Evaluate the integral: \[ \int_{1}^{3} \frac{\sqrt{(x-2)^{2}}}{x-2} \, dx \]
    • A) 0
    • B) 1
    • C) 2
    • D) \(-1\)
    • E) \(-2\)
  3. The acceleration \(a(t)\) of a body in motion along a straight line is given by \(a(t) = 2t - 4\), where \(t\) is time. If \(x(t)\) is the distance of the body from the origin at time \(t\) and \(x(6) - x(2) = 10\), then the velocity \(v(t)\) of the body is given by:
    • A) \(t^2 - 4t\)
    • B) \(t^2 - 4t + \dfrac{7}{6}\)
    • C) \(t\)
    • D) \(t^2\)
    • E) \(2t^2 - 4t\)
  4. Evaluate: \[ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n!} \]
    • A) 1
    • B) \(e\)
    • C) \(e - 1\)
    • D) \(e + 1\)
    • E) 0
  5. Which of these series is/are convergent?

    \[ A) \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^{2}} \qquad B) \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{2^{n}} \qquad C) \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n} \]

    • A) A only
    • B) B only
    • C) A, B and C
    • D) A and B only
    • E) B and C only
  6. Evaluate: \[ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \ln\left(\frac{n(n+2)}{(n+1)^{2}}\right) \]
    • A) \(\ln\left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)\)
    • B) \(\ln(2)\)
    • C) 1
    • D) \(-\ln(2)\)
    • E) \(\ln(2)\) (Note: duplicate option text preserved from source)
  7. What is true about the graph of \(f(x) = \ln(x^2 + 2x + 1)\)?
    • A) It has no x-intercept
    • B) It has a horizontal asymptote
    • C) It is exactly the same as the graph of \(g(x) = 2 \ln|x + 1|\)
    • D) It is exactly the same as the graph of \(g(x) = 2 \ln(x + 1)\)
    • E) It has no y-intercept
  8. For what value of \(c\) do we have the following? \[ \int_{0}^{c} \ln(x+1) \, dx = 1 \]
    • A) \(e\)
    • B) \(e - 1\)
    • C) \(1 - e\)
    • D) 1
    • E) \(2e\)
  9. Find constant \(K\), \(K > 0\), so that the volume of the solid of revolution determined by rotating the area bounded by \(f(x) = x^2\) and \(g(x) = -x(x - K)\) is equal to \(200\pi\).
    • A) \(4 \cdot 5^{2/3}\)
    • B) \(\dfrac{1}{2}\)
    • C) 120
    • D) \(1200^{1/5}\)
    • E) \(2 \cdot 600^{1/5}\)

Answers to the Above Questions

1. E
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. C
8. B
9. E