Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Implicit Differentiation · easy

Find dy/dx if x2+y2=25.

1. - x/y
2. x/y
3. - y/x
4. - 2 x/y

Answer

A. - x/y

Solution

Differentiate both sides: 2x+2ydy/dx=0 /dx=-x/y.

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