I am currently working on a question which involves me differentiating y/x I can't find nothing in books or on the internet about how to deal with this kind of implicit differentiation.

Kaydence Villegas

Kaydence Villegas

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2022-08-22

I am currently working on a question which involves me differentiating
y x
I can't find nothing in books or on the internet about how to deal with this kind of implicit differentiation.

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afermavas4h

afermavas4h

Beginner2022-08-23Added 9 answers

The quotient rule is an equally valid way of going about differentiating your expression. If u and v are functions of x, then
d d x ( u v ) = v u u v v 2
Let u = y ( x ) and v = x and your result should fall out rather nicely.
dammeym

dammeym

Beginner2022-08-24Added 3 answers

Use the product rule ( f g ) = f g + f g .
d d x ( y x ) = y x y x 2

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