How to find dy/dx by implicit differentiation of tan(x+y)=x and evaluate at point (0,0)?

outoro7d

outoro7d

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2023-02-10

How to find d y d x by implicit differentiation of tan ( x + y ) = x and evaluate at point (0,0)?

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nebnikwjq

nebnikwjq

Beginner2023-02-11Added 6 answers

The following crucial steps must be taken when performing implicit differentiation:

Take the derivative of both sides of the equation with respect to x .
Differentiate terms with x as normal.
Differentiate terms with y as normal too but tag on a d y d x to the end.
Solve for the d y d x .

Let's contrast the two sides now:
d d x [ tan ( x + y ) ] = d d x [ x ]
The right hand side just comes out as 1 , but the left hand side will require that we use a chain rule. This goes as:
d d x [ tan ( x + y ) ] d d x [ x + y ]
This comes out to:
sec 2 ( x + y ) ( 1 + d y d x )
Putting this back in the whole equation:
sec 2 ( x + y ) + sec 2 ( x + y ) d y d x = 1
Now, you just solve for d y d x using some basic algebra:
d y d x = 1 - sec 2 ( x + y ) sec 2 ( x + y )
Now, you're given the point ( 0 , 0 ) to evaluate the derivative at. All you do is plug this in:
d y d x = 1 - sec 2 ( 0 ) sec 2 ( 0 )
sec ( 0 ) is simply 1 cos ( 0 ) . Since cos ( 0 ) = 1, sec ( 0 ) is also 1. So, wherever we see sec ( 0 ) , we just plug in 1 :
d y d x = 1 - 1 1 = 0
So your tangent line would have a slope of 0 at the point ( 0 , 0 ) .
jdkhoo88o8j

jdkhoo88o8j

Beginner2023-02-12Added 2 answers

Chain rule differentiation is just another name for implicit differentiation.
d tan ( x + y ) d ( x + y ) × d ( x + y ) d x = d x d x
sec 2 ( x + y ) × ( 1 + d y d x ) = 1
Rearranging:
1 + d y d x = cos 2 ( x + y )
d y d x = cos 2 ( x + y ) - 1
Substituting ( 0 , 0 ) in above equation,
we get:
d y d x = cos 2 ( 0 ) - 1
i.e d y d x = 0

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