Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 2 - The Derivative - 2.7 Implicit Differentiation - Exercises Set 2.7 - Page 167: 47

Answer

$\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{-3t^2y-2y^3}{(6y^2t + t^3)cos(t)}$

Work Step by Step

By the chain rule, $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy}{dt} * \frac{dt}{dx}$. Thus, because we are given $\frac{dt}{dx} = \frac{1}{cos(t)}$, we only need to find $\frac{dy}{dt}$. We can accomplish this by applying implicit differentiation and solving for $\frac{dy}{dt}$: $2y^3t+t^3y = 1$ $6y^2t *\frac{dy}{dt} + 2y^3 + 3t^2y + t^3 * \frac{dy}{dt} = 0$ $(6y^2t + t^3)\frac{dy}{dt} = -3t^2y-2y^3$ $\frac{dy}{dt} = \frac{-3t^2y-2y^3}{6y^2t + t^3}$ Thus, $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy}{dt} * \frac{dt}{dx} = \frac{-3t^2y-2y^3}{6y^2t + t^3} * \frac{1}{cos(t)} = \frac{-3t^2y-2y^3}{(6y^2t + t^3)cos(t)}$
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