Implicit Differentiation

If we restrict the view, we see the graph of a

function.

x y 1, y 0
2

The same is true with the restriction blow.

x y 1, y 0
2

x2 y2 1

sin( xy )
sin( y x)
0
5

sin( xy )
sin( y x)
0
5

Consider x y 1
dy
?
dx
2

dy x

dx
y
What is the slope of the normal line to the graph

2.

in the previous example at (

a. 1
b. -1
c. 2
d. -2
e. None of these.

2
2
,
)?
2
2

Example:
Use the implicit function theorem to show that
x 4 3xy xy 3 y 1 yields y as a function of
x (at least implicitly) for (x, y) near (0, 1), and
dy
at (0, 1).
dx
Also give the equations for the tangent and normal

find

lines at (0, 1).

1. x 2 ( x y ) 4 5
dy
Give
at the point (2, -1).
dx
a. 2
b. 1
c. -2
d. -1
e. None of these.

1. Give the rate of change of the volume of a sphere with

respect to its radius r.
a. 2 r
b. 3 r 2
c. 4 r 2
d. None of these.