7yler Messages 31 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Feb 16, 2011 #1 I have worked a question down to this, but I am not sure how to simplify any further.
micromass Staff Emeritus Science Advisor Homework Helper Insights Author Messages 22,170 Reaction score 3,335 Feb 16, 2011 #2 I think that has been simplified enough. I see no way to simplify it any further...
dextercioby Science Advisor Insights Author Messages 13,419 Reaction score 4,227 Feb 16, 2011 #3 [tex]= 3 - \frac{3x+y}{x\left(2yx^5 e^{-2y} -1\right)}[/tex] ?? But that's not really simplification
7yler Messages 31 Reaction score 0 Feb 16, 2011 #4 The original question was: suppose [tex]x^{6}e^{-2y}=ln(xy)[/tex] Find [tex]\frac{dy}{dx}[/tex] by implicit differentiation. That is the answer that I have come to, but it is said to be wrong.
The original question was: suppose [tex]x^{6}e^{-2y}=ln(xy)[/tex] Find [tex]\frac{dy}{dx}[/tex] by implicit differentiation. That is the answer that I have come to, but it is said to be wrong.
micromass Staff Emeritus Science Advisor Homework Helper Insights Author Messages 22,170 Reaction score 3,335 Feb 16, 2011 #5 And can you posts what you did to get to that solution?
dextercioby Science Advisor Insights Author Messages 13,419 Reaction score 4,227 Feb 16, 2011 #6 Well, you should calculate once more the partial derivative wrt y.