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Bought Schaum's Calculus 5th edition to clean up my calculus worries but I haven't cleared this one up yet;
xy + x - 2y -1 = 0
Solving for (y);
xy - 2y = - x + 1
y(x - 2) = - x + 1
y = \frac {-x+1}{x-2}
Taking the derivative of y = \frac {-x+1}{x-2} using the quotient rule
\frac {dy}{dx} = \frac {- 1 (x - 2) - 1 (- x + 1)} {(x - 2)^2}
\frac {dy}{dx} = \frac {- x + 2 + x - 1)} {(x - 2)^2}
\frac {dy}{dx} = \frac {1} {(x - 2)^2}
Now, my problem is that when I do this calculation via Implicit Differentiation, this is what I get;
xy + x - 2y -1 = 0
y + x\frac {dy}{dx} + 1 - 2\frac {dy}{dx} = 0
x\frac {dy}{dx}- 2\frac {dy}{dx} = - y - 1
\frac {dy}{dx}( x - 2) = - y - 1
\frac {dy}{dx} = \frac {- y - 1} {x - 2}
So;
1.My two answers don't agree, aren't they supposed to? If not, why don't they?
2.My book gives a different answer which I cannot get,
\frac{1+ y} {2 - x}
Am I careless with signs or is my book wrong?
Gratias tibi ago !
xy + x - 2y -1 = 0
Solving for (y);
xy - 2y = - x + 1
y(x - 2) = - x + 1
y = \frac {-x+1}{x-2}
Taking the derivative of y = \frac {-x+1}{x-2} using the quotient rule
\frac {dy}{dx} = \frac {- 1 (x - 2) - 1 (- x + 1)} {(x - 2)^2}
\frac {dy}{dx} = \frac {- x + 2 + x - 1)} {(x - 2)^2}
\frac {dy}{dx} = \frac {1} {(x - 2)^2}
Now, my problem is that when I do this calculation via Implicit Differentiation, this is what I get;
xy + x - 2y -1 = 0
y + x\frac {dy}{dx} + 1 - 2\frac {dy}{dx} = 0
x\frac {dy}{dx}- 2\frac {dy}{dx} = - y - 1
\frac {dy}{dx}( x - 2) = - y - 1
\frac {dy}{dx} = \frac {- y - 1} {x - 2}
So;
1.My two answers don't agree, aren't they supposed to? If not, why don't they?
2.My book gives a different answer which I cannot get,
\frac{1+ y} {2 - x}
Am I careless with signs or is my book wrong?
Gratias tibi ago !