Implicit Differentiation: Solving for dy/dx

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I'm pretty sure I've got this right.. just needing a check. Cheers!

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x^2+2xy-y^2+x^2=2

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2x+2x(dy/dx)+2y-2y(dy/dx)+2x=0
2x(dy/dx)-2y(dy/dx)=-4x-2y
dy/dx(2x-2y)=-4x-2y
dy/dx=(-4x-2y)/(2x-2y)
 
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Correct, but you can factorise and multiply top and bottom by -1 to become
\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{y+2x}{y-x}
which looks nicer. :smile:
 
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Thanks for the check.

Cheers!
 
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