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OpenStudy (anonymous):
what is its dy/dx without simplifying the answer?
1) sin x + sin y = 1
step by step please
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OpenStudy (cwrw238):
implicit differentiation
you treat y as a function of x
cos x + cos y * dy/dx = 0
now make dy/dx the subject
OpenStudy (cwrw238):
I've applied the chain rule to sin y
OpenStudy (anonymous):
sorry but still confused
OpenStudy (cwrw238):
Ok - you find the derivative term by term
derivative wrt x for sin x = cos x
derivative for the constant 1 is 0
ok?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
wrt?
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OpenStudy (cwrw238):
with respect to
OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh ok
OpenStudy (cwrw238):
now for sin y we treat y as a function of x. The equation implies that.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so d/dx (sin(y(x))) = d/dx (1) then we differentiate term by term?
OpenStudy (cwrw238):
suppose y = x^2
we'd have sin x^2 and the derivative of that , by the chain rule is
d(x^2) / dx * d(sin x^2) / dx = 2x * cos x^2
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OpenStudy (cwrw238):
but we have y not x^2 so we write dy/dx and cos y
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok thanks i got it
OpenStudy (cwrw238):
yw
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