Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 3 - Differentiation - 3.8 Implicit Differentiation - Exercises - Page 152: 14

Answer

$z' = -\frac{x^3}{z^3}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{d}{dx}(x^4) + \frac{d}{dx}(z^3) = \frac{d}{dx}(1)$ $4x^3 + 4z^3z' = 0$ Now we just need to solve for $z'$: $4z^3z' = -4x^3$ $z^3z' = -x^3$ $z' = -\frac{x^3}{z^3}$
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