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AP Calculus AB Prerequisite Review Name________________________ Per ___
The concepts covered in this packet are necessary for you have a successful year in AP Calculus.
Mastery of these topics is essential for the class. If you are having difficulty with a topic, use your notes, the
textbook, the internet, other resources, or ask your teacher to learn more.
Calculus deals with functions and their graphs. To facilitate a study of functions, you must be able to
visualize mentally the graph of these parent functions when given an algebraic description and know their
characteristics.
1) Graph each function neatly and accurately with several plotted points. Choose an appropriate
scale for each axis and clearly label units on the axes provided.
f x
( )
= x
2
f x
( )
= x
3
f x
( )
= x
f x
( )
= sin x f x
( )
= cos x f x
( )
= tan x
f x
( )
= sec x
( )
csc f x x =
( )
x
f x e =
( )
ln f x x = f x
( )
= x
( )
3 f x x =

f x
( )
=
1
x
( )
2
1
f x
x
=
f x
( )
= a
2
− x
2
( a > 0 and constant)
2) Answer the following questions about the indicated functions.