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Please go easy on me, 2 days ago I didnt even know what implicit differentiation was.
If x tan y − y tan x = 1, use implicit differentiation to determine dy/dx, expressing your answer in the form
dy/dx = f(x, y),
Differentiate first with respect to x, and then y as a function of x
1.sec2(y) + x.sec2(dy/dx) - y.sec2(1) + dy/dx.sec2(x) = 0
If correct, it is still meaningless to me. What exactly am I trying to achieve here?
Homework Statement
If x tan y − y tan x = 1, use implicit differentiation to determine dy/dx, expressing your answer in the form
dy/dx = f(x, y),
The Attempt at a Solution
Differentiate first with respect to x, and then y as a function of x
1.sec2(y) + x.sec2(dy/dx) - y.sec2(1) + dy/dx.sec2(x) = 0
If correct, it is still meaningless to me. What exactly am I trying to achieve here?