AP Calculus BC Fun 4 B Calculate Minimum and Maximum Values in Applied Contexts or Analysis of Functions Questions

Practice AP Calculus BC questions on optimizing an applied quantity by finding critical points and comparing endpoint values.

Syllabus
Effective Fall 2025
Course
AP Calculus BC

AP Calculus BC Fun 4 B Calculate Minimum and Maximum Values in Applied Contexts or Analysis of Functions Questions question 1

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An invasive species of plant appears in a fruit grove at time t=0 and begins to spread. The function C defined by C(t)=7.6arctan(0.2t)C(t)=7.6 \arctan (0.2 t) models the number of acres in the fruit grove affected by the species t weeks after the species appears. It can be shown that C(t)=3825+t2C^{\prime}(t)=\frac{38}{25+t^{2}}.

(Note: Your calculator should be in radian mode.)

At time t=4 weeks after the invasive species appears in the fruit grove, measures are taken to counter the spread of the species. The function A, defined by A(t)=C(t)4t0.1ln(x)dxA(t)=C(t)-\int_{4}^{t} 0.1 \cdot \ln (x) d x, models the number of acres affected by the species over the time interval 4t364 \leq t \leq 36. At what time t, for 4t36,doesA4 \leq t \leq 36, \operatorname{does} A attain its maximum value? Justify your answer.

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