Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 2 - The Derivative - 2.7 Implicit Differentiation - Exercises Set 2.7 - Page 166: 13

Answer

$$\frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} = - \frac{8}{{9{y^3}}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & 2{x^2} - 3{y^2} = 4 \cr & {\text{Differentiate both sides with respect to }}x \cr & \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {2{x^2} - 3{y^2}} \right] = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ 4 \right] \cr & 4x - 6y\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = 0 \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{4x}}{{6y}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{2x}}{{3y}} \cr & {\text{Differentiate both sides with respect to }}x \cr & \frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} = \frac{{3y\left( 2 \right) - 2x\left( 3 \right)\frac{{dy}}{{dx}}}}{{{{\left( {3y} \right)}^2}}} \cr & \frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} = \frac{{6y - 6x\frac{{dy}}{{dx}}}}{{9{y^2}}} \cr & {\text{Substituting }}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{2x}}{{3y}} \cr & \frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} = \frac{{6y - 6x\left( {\frac{{2x}}{{3y}}} \right)}}{{9{y^2}}} \cr & \frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} = \frac{{6y - \frac{{4{x^2}}}{y}}}{{9{y^2}}} \cr & \frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} = \frac{{6{y^2} - 4{x^2}}}{{9{y^3}}} \cr & \frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} = \frac{{ - 2\left( {2{x^2} - 3{y^2}} \right)}}{{9{y^3}}} \cr & \frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} = \frac{{ - 2\left( 4 \right)}}{{9{y^3}}} \cr & \frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} = - \frac{8}{{9{y^3}}} \cr} $$
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