Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.7 - Implicit Differentiation - Exercises 3.7 - Page 155: 9

Answer

cos y cot y.

Work Step by Step

Differentiating terms with respect to x, we get $\frac{dx}{dx}= \frac{d}{dx}$(sec y) Or 1= sec y tan y•$\frac{dy}{dx}$ which implies that $\frac{dy}{dx}= \frac{1}{sec y tan y}$= cos y cot y.
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