University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321999584
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 3 - Practice Exercises - Page 202: 71

Answer

$$y'=\frac{1}{2y(x+1)^2}$$

Work Step by Step

$$y^2=\frac{x}{x+1}$$ Using implicit differentiation, we differentiate both sides of the equation with respect to $x$: $$2y\times y'=\frac{x'(x+1)-x(x+1)'}{(x+1)^2}$$ $$2yy'=\frac{x+1-x\times1}{(x+1)^2}$$ $$2yy'=\frac{x+1-x}{(x+1)^2}$$ $$2yy'=\frac{1}{(x+1)^2}$$ Finally, we calculate $y'$: $$y'=\frac{1}{2y(x+1)^2}$$
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