Implicit Differentiation

The Organic Chemistry Tutor2 minutes read

The video focuses on implicit differentiation problems, providing examples like finding dy/dx in equations involving x and y variables, with solutions such as -x/y or -3/4 at specific points. Differentiation rules are applied to calculate dy/dx in various equations, with the final expressions determined through implicit differentiation techniques.

Insights

  • Implicit differentiation involves adding dy/dx when differentiating a y variable, resulting in -x/y as the solution for dy/dx in x^2 + y^2 = 100.
  • The final expression for dy/dx in x^3 + 4xy + y^2 = 13, found using the product rule, is (-3x^2 - 4y) / (4x + 2y), with dy/dx evaluated at (1, 2) as -11/8.

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Recent questions

  • What is implicit differentiation?

    Implicit differentiation involves differentiating equations with both x and y variables.

  • How do you find dy/dx using implicit differentiation?

    To find dy/dx using implicit differentiation, differentiate both sides of the equation with respect to x.

  • What is the derivative of y^3 with respect to x?

    The derivative of y^3 with respect to x is 3y^2 * dy/dx.

  • How is dy/dx calculated for the equation x^3 + 4xy + y^2 = 13?

    Dy/dx for x^3 + 4xy + y^2 = 13 is found using the product rule.

  • How is the second derivative d^2y/dx^2 evaluated at (1, 2)?

    The second derivative d^2y/dx^2 is calculated and then evaluated at the given point.

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Implicit Differentiation: Solving for dy/dx Problems

  • Implicit differentiation problems are the focus of the video.
  • Given the equation x^2 + y^2 = 100, the task is to find dy/dx.
  • Differentiating y^3 with respect to x results in 3y^2 * dy/dx.
  • Implicit differentiation involves adding dy/dx when differentiating a y variable.
  • The solution for dy/dx in the equation is -x/y.
  • Calculating the slope at the point (6, 8) yields dy/dx = -3/4.
  • For the equation x^3 + 4xy + y^2 = 13, dy/dx is found using the product rule.
  • The final expression for dy/dx is (-3x^2 - 4y) / (4x + 2y).
  • At the point (1, 2), dy/dx is -11/8.
  • Implicit differentiation is applied to the equation 5 - x^2 = sin(xy^2).
  • The final expression for dy/dx is (-2x - y^2 * cos(xy^2)) / (2xy * cos(xy^2)).
  • To find d^2y/dx^2 and evaluate it at (1, 2), the second derivative is calculated.
  • The simplified second derivative at (1, 2) is -9/16.
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