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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.8.26b

13-26 Implicit differentiation Carry out the following steps.
b. Find the slope of the curve at the given point.
(x+y)^2/3=y; (4, 4)

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Start by differentiating both sides of the equation \((x + y)^{2/3} = y\) with respect to \(x\). Remember that \(y\) is a function of \(x\), so you'll need to use implicit differentiation.
Apply the chain rule to differentiate the left side: \(\frac{d}{dx}((x + y)^{2/3}) = \frac{2}{3}(x + y)^{-1/3} \cdot (1 + \frac{dy}{dx})\).
Differentiate the right side with respect to \(x\): \(\frac{d}{dx}(y) = \frac{dy}{dx}\).
Set the derivatives equal to each other: \(\frac{2}{3}(x + y)^{-1/3} \cdot (1 + \frac{dy}{dx}) = \frac{dy}{dx}\).
Solve for \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) by isolating it on one side of the equation. Substitute \(x = 4\) and \(y = 4\) into the equation to find the slope of the curve at the point \((4, 4)\).

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