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Homework Statement
Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation: 6x^2+8xy+y^2=6
Homework Equations
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The Attempt at a Solution
I'm using y'=(dy/dx)
I found the derivative of the above problem.
12x+8xy'+10y=0 (I used the product rule to find the derivative of 8xy')
12x+8xy'+10y=0
8xy'=-12x-10y
xy'=(-12x-10y)/(8x)
I checked the answer in the back of the book and it was y'=(-6x-4y)/(4x+y)
I'm not sure where I missed a step or a calculation error
Thanks!