How do you differentiate (x-y) using implicit differentiation?

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maphco
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I looked through my notes and couldn't figure out how to differentiate

(x - y)

using implicit differentiation. Could someone help with that and I should be able to work out the rest of my question :)
 
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Why couldn't it be dx/dy-1? You need to state what you are differentiating wtih respect to.