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Warm-Up: Find f’(x) if f(x)=(3x 2 -6x+2) 3
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SECTION 6.4: IMPLICIT DIFFERENTIATION Objective: Students will be able to… Take the derivative of implicitly defined functions. PUT YOUR PARTY HATS ON!!! ITS GOING TO BE FUN!
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Almost all the functions we have worked with so far have been of the form y = f(x) In these cases, y is given explicitly in terms of x Examples: y = 2x + 5, y = x 2 + x + 6, f(x)=(3x 2 -6x+2) 3
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5xy – 4x = 2 This is an implicit function (not in form y =). However, it can easily be solved for y:
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Not all implicit functions can be rewritten explicitly Example: y 5 + 7y 3 + 6x 2 y 2 + 4yx 3 + 2 = 0 In such cases, it is possible to find the derivative, dy/dx by a process called implicit differentiation.
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Implicit Differentiation We assume y is a function defined in terms of x We differentiate using the chain rule: Explicit: Implicit: Variables disagree Derivative of inner function is implicitly defined
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Implicit Differentiation To find dy/dx for an equation containing x and y: 1. Differentiate on both sides of the equation with respect to x, keeping in mind that y is assumed to be a function of x. When differentiating x terms, take derivative as usual When differentiating y terms, you assume y is implicitly defined as a function of x. Use chain rule. 2. Place all terms with dy/dx on one side of the equal sign, and all terms without dy/dx on the other side. 3. Factor out dy/dx, and then solve for dy/dx.
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Examples:Find the derivative of the following functions. 1. y 3 + y 2 – 5y – x 2 = -4 2. x 2 – 2xy + y 3 = 5
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Find dy/dx. 1. sinx + x 2 y = 10 2.
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