Implicit Differentiation
Implicit Differentiation
Implicit Differentiation
3.6
Implicit Differentiation
So far, all the equations and functions we looked at were all stated explicitly
in terms of one variable:
y 3x 5 s 16t 2 30t
x 4 y 3y y 5
3 2
This is not a function,
but it would still be
x2 y 2 1 nice to be able to find
the slope.
d 2 d 2 d
x y 1 Do the same thing to both sides.
dx dx dx
dy
2x 2 y 0 dy 2 x
dx
dx 2 y
dy
2y 2 x dy x
dx
dx y
Find dy/dx if: y 3 4 y 2 x 5 3x 4
dy dy
3y 2
8y 5 x 4 12 x 3
dx dx
dy
dx
3 y 2 8 y 5 x 4 12 x 3
dy 5 x 4 12 x 3
dx
3y2 8y
Find dy/dx if: 3 x 2 5 xy 2 4 y 3 8
Product
Rule! dy 2 dy
6 x 5 y 10 xy 12 y
2
0
dx dx
dy
dx
10 xy 12 y 2 6 x 5 y 2
dy 6x 5 y2
dx 10 xy 12 y 2
Find the DERVIVATIVES .
x 2 xy y 2 7
x xy y 7
2 2
Note product rule.
dy y 2 x
dy dy
2x x y 2 y 0 dx 2 y x
dx dx
dy dy
2x x y 2 y 0
dx dx
dy
2 y x y 2x
dx
Find derivative at (1, 1) Product Rule is
easier than quotient
rule, so let’s cross
y x
2 3
multiply!
x
y x
3 2
dy y3 6x2
y x xy x
2 3 3 3
dx 2 y 3 xy 2
dy 2 dy
2 y 3 x 3 xy
2
y 3 3x 2 dy (1) 3 6(1) 2
dx dx
dx 2(1) 3(1)(1) 2
dy
2 y 3 xy 2 y 3 6 x 2
dx dy 5
5
dx 1
d2y
Find 2 if 2 x 3
3 y 2
7 .
dx
2 x3 3 y 2 7
6 x 2 6 y y 0
6 y y 6 x 2
6 x 2
y
6 y
x2
y
y