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Implicit Function Theorem

1. The implicit function theorem states that if a function F(x,y) is continuously differentiable near a point (a,b) where F(a,b)=0 and the partial derivative Fy(a,b) is non-zero, then there exists functions f(x) defined in a neighborhood of a such that y=f(x) implicitly defines F(x,y)=0. 2. The function f(x) is proved to be continuous and continuously differentiable in this neighborhood. 3. A formula is given for the derivative of f(x) in terms of the partial derivatives of F(x,y) evaluated at the point (x,f

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Implicit Function Theorem

1. The implicit function theorem states that if a function F(x,y) is continuously differentiable near a point (a,b) where F(a,b)=0 and the partial derivative Fy(a,b) is non-zero, then there exists functions f(x) defined in a neighborhood of a such that y=f(x) implicitly defines F(x,y)=0. 2. The function f(x) is proved to be continuous and continuously differentiable in this neighborhood. 3. A formula is given for the derivative of f(x) in terms of the partial derivatives of F(x,y) evaluated at the point (x,f

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Implicit Function Theorem

This document contains a proof of the implicit function theorem.


Theorem 1. Suppose F (x, y) is continuously differentiable in a neighborhood of a point (a, b) ∈ Rn × R
and F (a, b) = 0. Suppose that Fy (a, b) 6= 0. Then there is δ > 0 and  > 0 and a box B = {(x, y) :
kx − ak < δ, |y − b| < } so that
1. For each x such that kx − ak < δ there is a unique y such that |y − b| <  for which F (x, y) = 0.
This correspondence defines a function f (x) on {kx − ak < δ} such that

F (x, y) = 0 ⇔ y = f (x) for (x, y) ∈ B.

2. f is continuous.

3. f is continuously differentiable and


Dx F (x, f (x)
Df (x) = − ,
Fy (x, f (x))

where Df = [fx1 , . . . , fxn ] and Dy F = [Fx1 , . . . , Fxn ].


Proof. 1. Choose δ1 > 0 and 1 > 0 so that Fy (x, y) > 0 for kx − ak < δ1 , |y − b| < 1 . Since F (a, b) = 0
and F (a, y) is strictly increasing in y, F (a, b + 1 /2) > 0 and F (a, b − 1 /2) < 0. Let  = 1 /2 and
choose δ < δ1 so that F (x, b + ) > 0 and F (x, b − ) < 0 if kx − ak < δ. These dimensions define B.
For fixed x with kx − ak < δ, since F (x, b − ) < 0, F (x, b + ) > 0, and F (x, y) is strictly increasing
in y, the intermediate value theorem implies that there is a unique y with |y − b| <  such that
F (x, y) = 0. The uniquely determined y defines a functionf (x). This proves the first statement.

2. We prove that f is continuous at a. Let e > 0 be given. Assume that e <  Then by the proof of
the first statement, there is a d > 0 (we may choose d < δ) so that the uniquely defined f (x) in
{kx − ak < d} satisfies |f (x) − b| < d. This proves continuity at a. We can repeat this argument at
any point (a1 , f (a1 )) ∈ B, proving that f is continuous on {kx − ak < }.

3. By differentiability
X
0 = F (x, f (x)) = F (a, b) + Pj (x, f (x))(x − aj ) + Q(x, f (x))(f (x) − f (a))
j
X
= Pj (x, f (x))(x − aj ) + Q(x, f (x))(f (x) − f (a)),
j

where Pj (x, f (x)), Q(x, f (x)) are continuous at a. Rewrite this as


X
Q(x, f (x))(f (x) − f (a)) = − Pj (x, f (x))(x − aj ).
j

1
Since Q(x, f (x)) is continuous at a and Q(a, (f (a)) = fy (a, b) > 0, Q(x, f (x)) > 0 for x near a and
we can divide by it to get
X Pj (x, f (x))
f (x) = f (a) + − (x − aj ).
Q(x, f (x))
j

Pj (x, f (x))
Each term is continuous at a so f is differentiable at a. Moreover
Q(x, f (x))

Fj (a, b)
fxj (a, b) = − .
Fy (a, b)

You might like this bad notation:


∂y ∂Fxj
=− .
∂xj ∂Fy

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