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4.2.5 Impicit Differentiation

1) Given an implicitly defined function f(x,y)=0, take the partial derivatives fx and

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4.2.5 Impicit Differentiation

1) Given an implicitly defined function f(x,y)=0, take the partial derivatives fx and

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 4.

25 IMPICIT DIFFERENTIATION
Theorem Equation of the tangent line

If the equation f(x,y)=0 defines y General equation:


implicitly as a differentiable function of
x,then y  mx  c
Where
dy f dy
 x m
dx fy dx

dy
Example 1: Given x 3  3 xy 2  5  y 3 , evaluate at the point (2,1) using partial
dx
differentiation.

Solution:

x 3  3 xy 2  y 3  5  0
Let f x , y   x 3  3 xy 2  y 3  5

f x  3 x 2  3 1y 2  0   0   3 x 2  3 y 2

 
fy  0  3 x 2 y   3 y 2  0  6 xy  3 y 2

dy f
Since  x
dx fy
dy
 
3 x2  3y 2 
dx 
 6 xy  3 y 2 
At (2,1)

dy  32 2  312   6  3
  2
  
dx   62 1  31   15  5
Example 2: Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve 4 yx 3  3 x 2  5  y 3 at the
point (1,2)

Solution:

4 yx 3  3 x 2  5  y 3  0

Let, f x , y   4 yx 3  3 x 2  5  y 3

 
f x  4 y 3 x 2  3 2 x   12 yx 2  6 x

fy  4(1 )x 3  3 y 2  4 x 3  3 y 2

dy f
Since,  x
dx fy


dy


12yx2  6 x 
dx 
4 x3  3y 2 
At point (1,2)

dy


12yx2  6 x
  
 12( 2 )(1)2  6( 2 )   12 
      4
dx 3

4 x  3y 2   3 2
 4(1)  3( 2 )   8 
 3

4
slope, m  
3

Equation of the tangent line is ,y = m x + c

4
y  x c,
3

Find c, substitute x = 1 , y = 2

4
2   (1)  c
3
4
2 c
3
10
c
3

4 10
Finally,
y   x 
3 3
Tutorial

1 Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve 5 y 2 x 3  10  5 x  y 2 at the


point (2,2)

2 Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve 10 yx  3 x 2  4  2 y 3 at the


point (3,2)

3 Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve 3 y 2 x 2  y 3  3 x 2  5 at the


point (0,1)

4 Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve 4 y 2 x  3 x  5  2 y 3 at the point
(3,2)

5 Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve 6 yx 3  4 x 2  15 x  4 y 2 at the


point (4,2)

6 Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve 4 e 2 y x 3  3 x 2  5  2 y at the


point (1,0)

7 Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve 6 yx  3 e 2 x  5  y 3 at the point
(0,5)

8. dy
Given 5 x 3  2 xy 2  15  2 y 3 , evaluate at the point (2,3) using partial
dx
differentiation.
9. dy
Given 6 x 3  2 xy 2  12  4 y 2 , evaluate at the point (2,4) using partial
dx
differentiation.

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