University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321999584
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 3 - Practice Exercises - Page 202: 73

Answer

$$y'=-\frac{1}{2}$$

Work Step by Step

$$e^{x+2y}=1$$ Using implicit differentiation, we differentiate both sides of the equation with respect to $x$: $$e^{x+2y}\times(x+2y)'=0$$ $$e^{x+2y}\times(1+2y')=0$$ $$e^{x+2y}+2e^{x+2y}y'=0$$ Next, set all the elements having $y'$ to one side and the rest to the other side: $$2e^{x+2y}y'=-e^{x+2y}$$ Finally, calculate for $y'$: $$y'=-\frac{e^{x+2y}}{2e^{x+2y}}=-\frac{1}{2}$$
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