Questions
Question 1
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When differentiating implicitly, what is \(d(y)/dx\)?
Question 2
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What is \(d(y^2)/dx\) when \(y\) depends on \(x\)?
Question 3
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Differentiate \(x^2+y^2=25\) implicitly.
Question 4
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Differentiate \(xy=6\) implicitly and solve for \(dy/dx\).
Question 5
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Find \(dy/dx\) for \(x^2+3y=10\).
Question 6
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Find \(dy/dx\) for \(y^3+x=4\).
Question 7
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Find \(dy/dx\) for \(x^2+xy+y^2=7\).
Question 8
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Find \(dy/dx\) for \(x^3+y^3=9xy\).
Question 9
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For \(x^2+y^2=25\), find the slope at \((3,4)\).
Question 10
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Find \(dy/dx\) for \(\sin y=x\).
Question 11
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Find \(dy/dx\) for \(e^y+x^2=5\).
Question 12
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For \(x^2+xy+y^2=3\), find the slope at \((1,1)\).
Question 13
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Find \(dy/dx\) for \(\frac{x^2}{4}+\frac{y^2}{9}=1\).
Question 14
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Find \(dy/dx\) for \(\ln y=x^2\), stating the condition on \(y\).
Question 15
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Find \(dy/dx\) for \(x\sin y=y\cos x\).
Question 16
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For \(x^2+y^2=r^2\), find the tangent slope and explain why it is undefined at \((r,0)\).
Question 17
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Find \(d^2y/dx^2\) for \(x^2+y^2=25\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
Question 18
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A student differentiates \(y^2\) as \(2y\). Explain the mistake in implicit differentiation.
Question 19
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For \(x^2+xy+y^2=3\), find points on the curve where the tangent is horizontal.
Question 20
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Show that the ellipse \(x^2/a^2+y^2/b^2=1\) has slope \(-b^2x/(a^2y)\).