Implicit Differentiation
Implicit Differentiation
Implicit Differentiation
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Determine the gradient of xy + y 4x = 2
at the point (5 , 3).
Explicit Differentiation
y ( x 1) 4 x 2 dy 4( x 1) (4 x 2)1
4x 2 dx ( x 1) 2
y x 5
x 1 dy 24 18
Explicitly Defined dx y 3 36
(y isolated and all other
terms on the other side 1
without any y’s)
6
Determine the gradient of xy + y 4x = 2
at the point (5 , 3).
Implicit Differentiation
d Before we begin we need to be able to
y?
dx find the derivative of y with respect to x
d d dy
y ( y)
dx dy dx By Chain Rule
dy
dx d 3 d 3 dy
(y ) (y )
dx dy dx Another
Example
dy
3y
2
dx
Determine the gradient of xy + y 4x = 2
at the point (5 , 3).
Implicit Differentiation
Differentiate with respect to x.
d d d d
( xy ) y (4 x) (2)
dx dx dx dx
d d dy
( x)( y ) ( x) ( y ) 4 0
dx dx dx
By Product Rule
Determine
d the gradient y 4x = 2
d of xy +dy
( x )( y ) ( x ) ( y) 40
at
dxthe point (5 , 3). dx dx
Implicit Differentiation
Differentiate with respect to x.
dy dy
1( y ) x 4 0
dx dx
dy 4 y
dx x 1
x 5
dy 1
Same Result as before
dx y 3 6
If x2 + y2 = 36 find dy/dx when x=2.
when x 2, y 32
Differentiate implicitly with respect to x.
dy
2x 2 y 0
dx
dy x
dx y
x 2 x 2
dy 2 1 dy 2 1
dx y 32 2 8 8 dx y 32 2 8 8
Top Point Bottom Point
Find the equations of the lines tangent and normal to the
curve x 2 xy y 2 7 at (1, 2) .
4 5
m tangent: m normal:
5 4
4 5
y 2 x 1 y 2 x 1
5 4
4 4 5 5
y2 x y2 x
5 5 4 4
4 14 5 3
y x y x
5 5 4 4
Implicit Differentiation and
Higher Order Derivatives
d2y
Find 2 if 2 x 3
3 y 2
7 .
dx
y 2 x x 2
y
2x 3y 7
3 2
y
y2
6 x 6 y y 0
2 2x x 2
y 2 y
y y Substitute y
6 y y 6 x 2
2x x 2 x 2 back into the
6 x 2 y 2 equation.
y y y y
6 y
4
2 d 2 y 2x x
y
x y2 3
y dx y y