Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.7 - Implicit Differentiation - Exercises 3.7 - Page 155: 7

Answer

$\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{1}{y(x+1)^2}$

Work Step by Step

Take the derivative of the equation on each side separately. Apply chain rule when differentiating the "y" variables since we are differentiating with respect to x: $2y\times\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{(x+1)(1)-(x-1)(1)}{(x+1)^2}$ $2y\times\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{x+1-x+1}{(x+1)^2}$ $2y\times\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{2}{(x+1)^2}$ Isolate dy/dx: $\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{1}{y(x+1)^2}$
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