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Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vector–Valued Functions (BC Only)

Question 1
Calculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given x(t)=t2x(t) = t^2x(t)=t2 and y(t)=t3−ty(t) = t^3 - ty(t)=t3−t, find dydx\frac{dy}{dx}dxdy​ at t=2t = 2t=2.

Question 2
Calculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

A particle moves in the xy-plane with position given by x(t)=t2+1x(t) = t^2 + 1x(t)=t2+1 and y(t)=t3y(t) = t^3y(t)=t3. Find the speed of the particle at t=2t = 2t=2.

Question 3
Calculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

A particle's position is given by x(t)=t2x(t) = t^2x(t)=t2 and y(t)=t3−ty(t) = t^3 - ty(t)=t3−t. Find the time ttt when the speed of the particle is minimized.

Question 4
Calculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given x(t)=sin⁡(t)x(t) = \sin(t)x(t)=sin(t) and y(t)=cos⁡(t)y(t) = \cos(t)y(t)=cos(t), find the second derivative d2ydx2\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}dx2d2y​.

Question 5
Calculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Find the arc length of the parametric curve given by x(t)=t2x(t) = t^2x(t)=t2 and y(t)=t3y(t) = t^3y(t)=t3 from t=0t = 0t=0 to t=1t = 1t=1.

Question 6
Calculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Set up the integral to find the arc length of the curve defined by x(t)=etcos⁡(t)x(t) = e^t \cos(t)x(t)=etcos(t) and y(t)=etsin⁡(t)y(t) = e^t \sin(t)y(t)=etsin(t) for 0 \le t \le \pi.

Question 7
Calculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

A particle's position is given by r⃗(t)=<t3,e−t>\vec{r}(t) = <t^3, e^{-t}>r(t)=<t3,e−t>. Find its velocity and acceleration vectors at time ttt.

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Question 8
Calculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given the parametric equations x(t)=t2+1x(t) = t^2 + 1x(t)=t2+1 and y(t)=2ty(t) = 2ty(t)=2t, find dydx\frac{dy}{dx}dxdy​.

Question 9
Calculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

The position of a particle is given by x(t)=t3x(t) = t^3x(t)=t3 and y(t)=t2y(t) = t^2y(t)=t2. Determine the concavity of the curve at t=1t = 1t=1.

Question 10
Calculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given the position vector r⃗(t)=<t2,sin⁡(t)>\vec{r}(t) = <t^2, \sin(t)>r(t)=<t2,sin(t)>, find the velocity vector v⃗(t)\vec{v}(t)v(t).