Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 2 - The Derivative - 2.8 Related Rates - Exercises Set 2.8 - Page 172: 4

Answer

a) $-10$ b) $-3\sqrt{6}$

Work Step by Step

a) To Find: $\frac{dy}{dt} = \frac{dy}{dx}\times\frac{dx}{dt} = \frac{dy}{dx}\times(-5) \rightarrow①$ Implicitly differentiating the given equation $w.r.t.x$: $\implies 2x+(2y\times\frac{dy}{dx}) = 2+4\times\frac{dy}{dx}$ Grouping, $\implies (2x-2)-(4\times\frac{dy}{dx}-2y\times\frac{dy}{dx})$ $\implies 2(x-1) = 2\frac{dy}{dx}\times(2-y)$ $\implies \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{x-1}{2-y}$ Substituting this in $①$, and substituting given values (x,y) = (3,1): $\implies \frac{dy}{dt} = -5\times\frac{3-1}{2-1} = -10$ b) To Find: $\frac{dx}{dt} = \frac{dx}{dy}\times\frac{dy}{dt} = \frac{dx}{dy}\times6\rightarrow②$ $\implies \frac{dx}{dy} = \frac{1}{\frac{dy}{dx}} = \frac{2-y}{x-1}$ Substituting this in ②, and substituting given values (x,y) = ($1+\sqrt{2}, 2+\sqrt{3}$): $\implies \frac{dx}{dt} = 6\times\frac{2-2-\sqrt{3}}{1+\sqrt{2}-1} = \frac{-6\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{2}}$ Rationalizing, $\implies \frac{dx}{dt} = \frac{-6\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{2}}\times\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{-6\sqrt{6}}{2} = -3\sqrt{6}$
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