Calculus Examples

Find dy/dx e^(x/y)=x-y
Step 1
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Differentiate the left side of the equation.
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Step 2.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.1.2
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 2.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule.
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Step 2.3.1
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5
Combine and .
Step 3
Differentiate the right side of the equation.
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Step 3.1
Differentiate.
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Step 3.1.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.2
Evaluate .
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Step 3.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 5
Solve for .
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Step 5.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 5.2
Simplify.
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Step 5.2.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.2.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 5.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.2.1.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.1.1.3
Simplify the expression.
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Step 5.2.1.1.3.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.1.1.3.2
Reorder factors in .
Step 5.2.1.1.3.3
Move .
Step 5.2.1.1.3.4
Reorder and .
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.2.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 5.2.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.2.1.2
Simplify the expression.
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Step 5.2.2.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2.1.2.2
Reorder and .
Step 5.3
Solve for .
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Step 5.3.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.3
Factor out of .
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Step 5.3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.3.5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.3.5.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.3.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.5.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3.5.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.3.5.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.5.3.2
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.3.5.3.2.1
Factor out of .
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Step 5.3.5.3.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.3.2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.3.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.3.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.3.3
Simplify with factoring out.
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Step 5.3.5.3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.3.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.5.3.3.4
Rewrite negatives.
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Step 5.3.5.3.3.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.3.3.4.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6
Replace with .