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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (welshfella):

first find the derivative of this function

OpenStudy (welshfella):

can you do that?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

implicit differentiation. Treat y as a function of x.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes I got 6x^2-3xy'(x)+3y^2y'(x)-3y

OpenStudy (welshfella):

= 0

OpenStudy (welshfella):

looks good

OpenStudy (welshfella):

now its just algebra

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Plugging in the points?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

make y' the subject then plug in the points

OpenStudy (welshfella):

y'(x)

OpenStudy (welshfella):

do you know what I mean ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah like set everything equal to y'(x) right?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

yea - like solving for y'(x)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay I got -6x^2+3x/-3x3y^2=y'(x)

OpenStudy (welshfella):

now its just a matter of plugging in the given values of x and y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

There was an error I think my formula is wrong

OpenStudy (welshfella):

yes i got a different result foe y'(x)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got -18

OpenStudy (welshfella):

i get -11/7

OpenStudy (welshfella):

i might have it wrong as I'm getting tired.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Let me try it again

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh wait yeah I see where I went wrong I plugged in the wrong points but I got -11/7 now

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you!!!!

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