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OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Michele_Laino

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Loser66

OpenStudy (loser66):

tell me the reason why not D?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im not sure, how do i know if it is positive or negative?

OpenStudy (loser66):

@cwrw238 what do you think?

OpenStudy (loser66):

give me second, I need look up at the note before giving out the logic. :) I took the course long time ago. :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hahah its fine(:

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

yes been a while for me too y^2 - x^2 = c^2 is a hyperbola

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

- i remember that!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so i was correct? (:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh wait no

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

if we differentiate 2y* dy/dx - 2x = 0

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

dy/dx = x/y

OpenStudy (loser66):

Nope, the d.e should be \(\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{-x}{y}\)

OpenStudy (loser66):

That is the correct form of the graph.

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

yea - right

OpenStudy (loser66):

your graph is circles as shown, hence it can't be y^2 -x^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So it would have to be positive? which would be D?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@cwrw238

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

yes note that the lines have a negative slope in the first quadrant which shows that the derivative is -x/y so it has to be a circle

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

D is correct

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

OK?

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

differentiating y^2 + x^2 = c^2 gives dy/dx = -x/y

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

I remember drawing those derivative graphs a while ago - what a pain!

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