Why, after differentiating y on one side of the equation, is dy/dx added? As clarification an example I will provide an example: Implicitly differentiate y^2=x.

Israel Hale

Israel Hale

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2022-07-23

Why, after differentiating y on one side of the equation, is d y / d x added?
As clarification an example I will provide an example:
Implicitly differentiate y 2 = x.
You get
2 y d y d x = 1
as one of the first steps in differentiation. Why is the d y / d x added after y 2 is differentiated?

Answer & Explanation

suchonos6r

suchonos6r

Beginner2022-07-24Added 14 answers

y 2 = ( y ( x ) ) 2 = x d ( y 2 ) d x = 1 d ( y 2 ) d x = d ( y 2 ) d y d y d x  (chain rule ) = 1 2 y d y d x = 1

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