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

Question 1
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If a vector-valued function is given as f⃗(x)=⟨x3,x+1⟩\vec{f}(x) = \langle x^3, x +1 \ranglef​(x)=⟨x3,x+1⟩, what is its first derivative at x=1x=1x=1?

Question 2
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

For a particle moving along a curve with position vector r(t)=⟨t2,t2−4,t+6⟩\mathbf{r}(t) = \langle t^2, t^2-4, t+6 \rangler(t)=⟨t2,t2−4,t+6⟩, how does one determine at which times t its acceleration vector is orthogonal to its velocity vector?

Question 3
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the result of finding the derivative of a constant vector-valued function?

Question 4
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the second derivative with respect to sss of a particle's position described by the vector function s(s)=<5s,6s,s4>{\mathbf{s}}(s) = \left<5s,\frac{6}{s}, s^{4}\right>s(s)=⟨5s,s6​,s4⟩?

Question 5
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If you have two vector-valued functions represented as x⃗(t)\vec{x}(t)x(t) and y⃗(s)\vec{y}(s)y​(s) where s is some function of t (s=s(t)s=s(t)s=s(t)), how do you express the derivative of their dot product with respect to time?

Question 6
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What does it mean when the derivative of a vector-valued function equals zero?

Question 7
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1 mark

Which statement describes the behavior of acceleration vector for a particle whose position function is r(t)=mRsin⁡(bt)+h(a+t)\mathbf{r}(t) = m\mathbf{R} \sin(bt) + \mathbf{h}(\mathbf{a} + \mathbf{t})r(t)=mRsin(bt)+h(a+t) when ttt approaches infinity?

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Question 8
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If a vector-valued function r(t)\mathbf{r}(t)r(t) is defined as ⟨et,ln⁡(t),t2⟩\langle e^t, \ln(t), t^2 \rangle⟨et,ln(t),t2⟩, what is drdt(1)\frac{d\mathbf{r}}{dt}(1)dtdr​(1)?

Question 9
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

How does one calculate the equation of a tangent at a point on the graph of a vector-valued function r⃗(x)\vec{r}(x)r(x)?

Question 10
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Which operation is used when finding the derivative of a vector-valued function?