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Contextual Applications of Differentiation

Question 1
Calculus AB/BCAPConcept Practice
1 mark

If the position of a particle is given by x(t)=t2+3t5x(t) = t^2 + 3t - 5, what is the velocity of the particle at t=2t = 2?

Question 2
Calculus AB/BCAPConcept Practice
1 mark

A particle's position is given by x(t)=t36t2+9tx(t) = t^3 - 6t^2 + 9t. During what time interval is the particle moving to the right?

Question 3
Calculus AB/BCAPConcept Practice
1 mark

A particle moves along the x-axis with position given by x(t)=t36t2+5x(t) = t^3 - 6t^2 + 5 for 0t50 \le t \le 5. What is the maximum speed of the particle on this interval?

Question 4
Calculus AB/BCAPConcept Practice
1 mark

The rate of change of the population of a town is modeled by the function P(t)P'(t), where tt is measured in years. What does P(5)=200P'(5) = 200 mean?

Question 5
Calculus AB/BCAPConcept Practice
1 mark

The temperature of a room is changing at a rate of T(t)=2t5T'(t) = 2t - 5 degrees Celsius per minute, where tt is in minutes. What are the units of the derivative T(t)T'(t)?

Question 6
Calculus AB/BCAPConcept Practice
1 mark

Water is leaking from a tank at a rate of R(t)=50t2R(t) = 50 - t^2 liters per hour, where tt is in hours and 0t50 \le t \le 5. How much water leaks out of the tank during the first 3 hours?

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