Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3 - Section 3.5 - Implicit Differentiation - 3.5 Exercises - Page 215: 18

Answer

$dy/dx=\frac{-siny-ycosx}{sinx+xcosy}$

Work Step by Step

Take the derivative as is on either side of the equation: $xcosy\times(dy/dx)+siny+ycosx+sinx\times(dy/dx)=0$ Isolate all terms with dy/dx onto one side of the equal sign and distribute the dy/dx out of each term: $dy/dx(sinx+xcosy)=-siny-ycosx$ Isolate dy/dx by dividing both sides by the terms: $dy/dx=\frac{-siny-ycosx}{sinx+xcosy}$
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