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  • Feb 12, 2006, 09:59 PM
    gillian88
    calculus implicit differentiation
    The equation 4x^2y - 3y = x^3 implicitly defines y as a function of x.

    a) use implicit differentiation to find dy/dx.

    b) write y as an explicit function of x and compute dy/dx directly. Show that the results of parts a and b are equivalent.

    I don't know how to show that they are equivalent :( please help thanks..
  • Feb 14, 2006, 12:39 PM
    reinsuranc
    4x^2y - 3y = x^3

    The above is unclear; is (2y) the exponent? I am guessing only the 2 is an exponent.



    I'll do Part b):

    (4x^2)(y) - 3y = x^3

    y = (x^3)/(4x^2 - 3)

    y' = [ (4x^2 - 3)(3x^2) - (x^3)(8x) ] / (4x^2 - 3)^2

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