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: 25

Answer

$y-π/4=\frac{1}{2}(x-π/2)$ or $y=\frac{1}{2}x$

Work Step by Step

Take the derivative of both sides of the equation. Remember to apply chain rule: $2ycos2x+sin2x\times dy/dx=-2xsiny\times dy/dx+cos2y$ Solve for dy/dx: $dy/dx(sin2x+2xsiny)=cos2y-2ycos2x$ $dy/dx=\frac{cos2y-2ycos2x}{sin2x+2xsiny}$ Plug in the point (π/2, π/4) into dy/dx to solve for the slope: $dy/dx=\frac{-π/2\times (-1)+0}{0+π\times 1}=\frac{π/2}{π}=\frac{1}{2}$ Plug in the point and slope into point slope form: $y-π/4=\frac{1}{2}(x-π/2)$ or $y=\frac{1}{2}x$
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