Thread: Finding the derivative

Hey there,

I am having trouble understanding how to work out this question, which is x(x+y)-e^y =y^2

I have been given the working out, of which the first line is (x+y)+x(1+y^1)-e^y *y^1=2yy^1
Really not to sure what rules they used to get from a to b, so if anyone could share, that would be most appreciated

Nettie.L

Are you differentiating with respect to y or with respect to x?
Overall, in order to solve the problem you have to have knowledge of what is known as Implicit Differentiation

with respect to y

Do you mean you want to differentiate x with respect to y or y with respect to x? The first is what you said but what you give would be correct if by "y^1" you mean the derivative of y with respect to x, normally written as y'. Solve for y'.

x with respect to y. sorry, I meant y'

the derivative of y w/r to x is y' or dy/dx

the derivative of x w/r to y is x' or dx/dy

one more time ... which?

well, in the worked answer they have d/dy (so I'm guessing that means dx/dy). What I really want to know is how they get from that first question, to the (x+y)+x(1+y')-e^y *y'=2yy'

the original is taking the derivative w/r to x , so y is treated as a function of x



product rule with the first term, chain rule w/ the rest ...



the goal now is to algebraically solve for y', the derivative of y w/r to x ...