University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Section 13.4 - The Chain Rule - Exercises - Page 711: 26

Answer

$2$

Work Step by Step

Since, we have $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=-\dfrac{F_x}{F_y}$ ...(1) Now, need to plug the derivatives in equation (1). we have $\dfrac{y-3}{x+2y} \times (-1)=\dfrac{-y+3}{x+2y} $ Now, plug the point $(-1,1)$ we get $\dfrac{-y+3}{x+2y} =\dfrac{-1+3}{-1+2(1)}=2$
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