AdvancedDerivatives

Implicit Differentiation

Overview

When y cannot be isolated, differentiate both sides with respect to x and solve for dy/dx.

Key Concepts

1

Differentiate each term, applying chain rule when differentiating y

2

Collect dy/dx terms and solve algebraically

3

Useful for circles, ellipses, and complex curves

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