Kuta Software - Infinite Calculus Name : Bara Al Badawi

Implicit Differentiation

Date29/01/2024

Period : Calculus

For each problem, use implicit dy x and

differentiation to find dx in terms of y.

3 2
1) 2x = 2y + 5 2
dx = −y − 5x

2
dy
dx = 3x x
dy
2y

2 2 2 2
7) 3x y = 4x − 4xy dx = 4x − 2y − 3xy

2 3
3) 5y = 2x − 5y dy
2
3x y + 2x
2
dx = 6x
dy
10y + 5

3 2 2 2
9) 2x = (3xy + 1) dx = −3y x − y + x

3 dy
5) 5x = −3xy + 2
2
3x y + x
 2 2 3 2 3 3
2) 3x + 3y = 2 8) 5x + xy = 5x y

2 3 2 2
dx = 15x y − 15x − y
x
dx = − y
dy dy
3 2
2xy − 15x y

2 3
4) 4x = 2y + 4y 2 2 3 2
10) x = (4x y + 1)

dx = 4x 6 2 3
dx = −32y x − 8y + 1
dy
2
dy
3y + 2 3 5 2
48x y + 12xy

2 2
6) 1 = 3x + 2x y

2
dx = −3 − 4xy
-1-
dy
2
4x y

2 3 3 For each problem, use implicit differentiation to find

11) sin 2x y = 3x + 1
2 2 2
12) 3x + 3 = ln 5xy dx = 6yx − y
3 2 3
dx = 9x − 4y cos 2x y
dy dy
2
6xy cos 2x y
2 3
2x
 2
dy

2
x and
y.
dx in terms of

2 2
13) 4y + 2 = 3x

2 2 2
dx = 12y − 9x

2
dy
3
16y
Critical thinking question:
2 2
14) 5 = 4x + 5y

2 2 2
dx = −20y − 16x

2
dy
3
25y

dy 2
15) Use three strategies to find dx in terms of x and y, where 3x

4y = x. Strategy 1: Use implicit differentiation

directly on the given equation. Strategy 2: Multiply both sides of the given equation by the denominator of the left side, then use
implicit differentiation. Strategy 3: Solve for y, then differentiate. Do your three answers look the same? If not, how can you show
that they are all correct answers?

dy 2
Strategy 1: dx = 6xy − 4y
2 dy
3x , Strategy 2: dx = 6x − 4y
 dy 3
4x, Strategy 3: dx = 4 To show all
3x
answers are the same, plug y = 4 into results for strategies 1 and 2.

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