Math 22 Implicit Differentiation

Implicit Differentiation

Consider the equation $x^{2}y=5$. To find ${\frac {dy}{dx}}$, we can rewrite the equation as Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle y={\frac {5}{x^{2}}}} , then differentiate as usual. ie: $y={\frac {5}{x^{2}}}=5x^{-2}$, so ${\frac {dy}{dx}}=-10x^{-3}$. This is called explicit differentiation.

However, sometimes, it is difficult to express $y$ as a function of $x$ explicitly. For example: Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle y^{2}-2x+4xy=5}

Therefore, we can use the procedure called implicit differentiation

Guidelines for Implicit Differentiation

 Consider an equation involving $x$ and Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle y}
 in which Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle y}
 is a differentiable function of Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x}
. You can use the steps below to find Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}}
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 1. Differentiate both sides of the equation with respect to Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x</math.   2. Collect all terms involving <math>\frac{dy}{dx}}
 on the left side of the equation and move all other terms to the right side of the equation
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 3. Factor Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}}
 out of the left side of the equation.
 4. Solve for Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}}
 by dividing both sides of the equation by the left-hand factor that does not contain Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}}
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