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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.8.33

Use implicit differentiation to find dy/dx.
cos y2 + x = ey

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Start by differentiating both sides of the equation with respect to x. Remember that y is a function of x, so when differentiating terms involving y, use implicit differentiation.
Differentiate the left side: For the term cos(y^2), use the chain rule. The derivative of cos(u) with respect to u is -sin(u), and the derivative of y^2 with respect to y is 2y. Therefore, the derivative of cos(y^2) with respect to x is -sin(y^2) * 2y * (dy/dx).
Differentiate the x term: The derivative of x with respect to x is simply 1.
Differentiate the right side: The derivative of e^y with respect to x is e^y * (dy/dx), using the chain rule.
Combine all the differentiated terms: Set the derivative of the left side equal to the derivative of the right side, resulting in the equation -sin(y^2) * 2y * (dy/dx) + 1 = e^y * (dy/dx). Solve this equation for dy/dx.

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Implicit Differentiation

Implicit differentiation is a technique used to differentiate equations where the dependent and independent variables are not explicitly separated. Instead of solving for one variable in terms of the other, we differentiate both sides of the equation with respect to the independent variable, applying the chain rule as necessary. This method is particularly useful for equations involving functions that are not easily isolated.
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