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OpenStudy (anonymous):

use implicit differentiation to solve: xy = sinx + siny

OpenStudy (bibby):

use the product rule and chain rule. anything involving y's uses t he chain rule \(\frac{d}{dx}y=\frac{dy}{dx}=y'\)

OpenStudy (bibby):

so start with the left hand side xy=?

OpenStudy (bibby):

recall uv = u'v+uv'

OpenStudy (bibby):

\(\frac{d}{dx}f(x)g(x)=f'(x)g(x)+f(x)g'(x)\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

final answer I came up with is dy/dx = (cosx - y)/(x - cosy)

OpenStudy (bibby):

wolfram disagrees with my answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it likes mine

OpenStudy (bibby):

wolfram pls :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are both correct?

OpenStudy (bibby):

I don't think mine's correct but this makes a pretty graph http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%28cosx+-+y%29%2F%28x+-+cosy%29%3D%28y-cosx%29%2F%28x%2Bcosy%29 honestly, go with wolfram it's more likely to be correct than mine. I have to relook at whatI did wrong

OpenStudy (bibby):

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