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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.47

In Exercises 43–50, find by implicit differentiation.
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√xy = 1

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Start by identifying the given equation: \( \sqrt{xy} = 1 \). This equation involves a square root, which can be rewritten for differentiation purposes.
Rewrite the equation to remove the square root: \( xy = 1^2 \) or simply \( xy = 1 \).
Differentiate both sides of the equation with respect to \( x \). Remember that \( y \) is a function of \( x \), so you'll need to use the product rule and implicit differentiation.
Apply the product rule to the left side: \( \frac{d}{dx}(xy) = x \frac{dy}{dx} + y \). The right side differentiates to zero since it's a constant: \( \frac{d}{dx}(1) = 0 \).
Set the differentiated equation equal to zero: \( x \frac{dy}{dx} + y = 0 \). Solve for \( \frac{dy}{dx} \) to find the derivative of \( y \) with respect to \( x \).

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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 that are difficult or impossible to rearrange.
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