Implicit Differentiation Check

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just a check, in Implicit Differentiation if you have let's say
(x2+y2)2 would you get
2(x2+y2)(2x+2y(dy/dx)) or would it go out of the whole function in the chain rule and be
2(x2+y2)(2x+2y)(dy/dx)

much appreciated.
 
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Your first expression is correct.
 
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