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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Use implicit differentiation to find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point. y^2(y^2−4)=x^2(x^2−5) at point (0,−2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OK SAME PROCEDURE ONLY THIS TIME EASIER SINCE WE DID IT BEFORE

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[y ^{2}(y ^{2}-4)=x ^{2}(x ^{2}-5)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

we open up the brackets

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do i have to use the product rule there

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[y ^{4}-4y ^{2}=x ^{4}-5x ^{2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[4y ^{3}y'-8yy'=4x ^{3}-10x\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

from there i plug in x and y right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[y'(4y ^{3}-8y)=4x ^{3}-10x\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

NO PRODUCT RULE HERE

OpenStudy (anonymous):

YOU USE PRODUCT RULE WHEN YOU HAVE XY

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

LET ME GIVE YOU SOME RULES

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ x }{ y }=xy ^{-1}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so even if you have x/y take it to the form above and use PRODUCT RULE IMPLICITLY

OpenStudy (anonymous):

BY THAT I MEAN WHEN YOU DIFFERENTIATE Y DONT FORGET TO ADD Y'

OpenStudy (anonymous):

BUT WHEN YOU DIFFERENTIATE X JUST LET IT LIKE THAT

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thats helpful

OpenStudy (anonymous):

NOW YOU SAW WHAT I DID UP THERE JUST SUBSTITUTE YOUR VALUES X AND Y AND GET THE GRADIENT

OpenStudy (anonymous):

THEN YOU USE GRADIENT FOUND AND THE POINTS (X,Y) AND (0,-2) AND FIND THE EQUATION OF THE LINE

OpenStudy (anonymous):

IS IT OK

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is 16 correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

LET ME CHECK

OpenStudy (anonymous):

YOUR GRADIENT IS SUPPOSE TO BE 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh i think i see where i messed up so for my final answer i got y=-2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

LET ME DO IT \[y'=\frac{ 4x ^{3}-10x }{ 4y ^{3}-8y }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

YOU SEE THAT X=0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

put 0 where x is and you see that your NUMERATOR WOULD BE 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

IS IT FINE NOW

OpenStudy (anonymous):

THE EQUATION OF THE TANGENT IS Y=-2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

IS IT COOL NOW

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah i see i think i put a sign wrong

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