Proving the Relationship Between \omega, \lambda and c

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Homework Statement



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[tex]\frac{dc}{d\omega}=\frac{1}{k}\left(1-\frac{c}{v_{g}}\right)[/tex]

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[tex]\frac{dc}{d\omega}=\frac{dc}{d\omega}\frac{d\omega}{d\omega}=\frac{dc}{d\omega}\frac{dck}{d\omega}=\frac{dc}{d\omega}k+\frac{dk}{d\omega}c=\frac{dc}{d\omega}k+\frac{c}{v_{g}}=\left\frac{1}{1-k}\right\frac{c}{v_{g}}[/tex]

...Yeah, I have no clue. [tex]\omega[/tex], [tex]\lambda[/tex] and c are all functions of each other, and I'm confused :(.
 
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Nevermind, solved it. I was really close, I just made a stupid mistake with my algebra.