Calculus II Practice Final Exam with Complete Solutions
A balanced twenty-five-question Calculus II final with study map and complete worked key.
What is included
Prepare for a Calculus II final with integration methods, applications, convergence, power series, and Taylor series.
Skills assessed
- method selection
- convergence proof
- series construction
- course synthesis
Prerequisites
- Calculus II Units 3B through 4B
Exam conditions
Suggested time: 120 minutes
Points: 4 points per question; 100 points total
Calculator: Scientific calculator permitted; computer algebra is not required.
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- Evaluate .
- Evaluate .
- Evaluate .
- Determine convergence of .
- Find area between y=x and y=x² on [0,1].
- Rotate y=x on [0,2] about x-axis. Find volume.
- A force F(x)=4x acts from x=0 to 3. Find work.
- Find .
- Sum .
- Test for convergence.
- Test .
- Test .
- Test .
- Test .
- Test .
- Test .
- Classify .
- Find R for .
- Find interval for .
- Write the Maclaurin series for cos x.
- Find T_3 for e^x at 0.
- Bound alternating-series error after four terms of .
- For x=t²,y=t³ find dy/dx.
- Convert r=2cosθ to Cartesian form.
- Why must power-series endpoints be tested separately?
Complete worked solutions
Every problem has a source-matched answer and independently reviewed derivation.
Problem 1: Evaluate .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Use integration by parts.
- The verified result is .
Problem 2: Evaluate .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Use u=sin x.
- The verified result is .
Problem 3: Evaluate .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Use partial fractions.
- The verified result is .
Problem 4: Determine convergence of .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Evaluate the defining limit.
- The verified result is .
Problem 5: Find area between y=x and y=x² on [0,1].
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Integrate top minus bottom.
- The verified result is .
Problem 6: Rotate y=x on [0,2] about x-axis. Find volume.
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Use disks: π∫x²dx.
- The verified result is .
Problem 7: A force F(x)=4x acts from x=0 to 3. Find work.
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Integrate force over displacement.
- The verified result is .
Problem 8: Find .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Divide by n.
- The verified result is .
Problem 9: Sum .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Use a/(1-r).
- The verified result is .
Problem 10: Test for convergence.
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Terms do not approach zero.
- The verified result is .
Problem 11: Test .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- It is a p-series with p>1.
- The verified result is .
Problem 12: Test .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Compare with 1/n².
- The verified result is .
Problem 13: Test .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Limit compare with 1/n.
- The verified result is .
Problem 14: Test .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- The ratio (n+1)/4 eventually exceeds 1.
- The verified result is .
Problem 15: Test .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Root-test limit is 2/3.
- The verified result is .
Problem 16: Test .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- AST applies; harmonic absolute series diverges.
- The verified result is .
Problem 17: Classify .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- The absolute series is a p-series with p=2.
- The verified result is .
Problem 18: Find R for .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- It is geometric with ratio x/5.
- The verified result is .
Problem 19: Find interval for .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- R=1, then test both endpoints.
- The verified result is .
Problem 20: Write the Maclaurin series for cos x.
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Use the derivative cycle.
- The verified result is .
Problem 21: Find T_3 for e^x at 0.
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Use derivatives of e^x.
- The verified result is .
Problem 22: Bound alternating-series error after four terms of .
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Use the first omitted term.
- The verified result is .
Problem 23: For x=t²,y=t³ find dy/dx.
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Divide dy/dt by dx/dt.
- The verified result is .
Problem 24: Convert r=2cosθ to Cartesian form.
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- Use r²=2r cosθ.
- The verified result is .
Problem 25: Why must power-series endpoints be tested separately?
Answer:
Why this method: Course synthesis matches the mathematical structure before any algebraic cleanup.
- At the boundary the limiting ratio equals 1.
- The verified result is .
Common errors
- Choosing an integration or convergence test from surface appearance alone.
- Skipping endpoint checks.
- Claiming a Taylor representation without a convergence or remainder argument.