Calculus Examples

Find dy/dx (x^2+y^2)^2=4x^2y
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 Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2
Differentiate.
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Step 2.2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5
Simplify.
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Step 2.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.5.2
Reorder the factors of .
Step 3
Differentiate the right side of the equation.
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Step 3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.3
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.5
Move to the left of .
Step 3.6
Simplify.
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Step 3.6.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.6.3
Reorder terms.
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
Simplify .
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Step 5.1.1
Rewrite.
Step 5.1.2
Simplify by adding zeros.
Step 5.1.3
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 5.1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.1.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.1.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.1.4
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.1.4.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.1.4.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.1.4.2.1
Move .
Step 5.1.4.2.2
Multiply by .
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Step 5.1.4.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.1.4.2.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.1.4.2.3
Add and .
Step 5.1.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.4.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.1.4.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.4.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.4.7
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.1.4.7.1
Move .
Step 5.1.4.7.2
Multiply by .
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Step 5.1.4.7.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.1.4.7.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.1.4.7.3
Add and .
Step 5.1.4.8
Multiply by .
Step 5.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 5.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.4
Factor out of .
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Step 5.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.4
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.5.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.5.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 5.5.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.5.3.1
Simplify terms.
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Step 5.5.3.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.5.3.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.5.3.1.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.1.1.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.5.3.1.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.1.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.5.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.5.3.1.1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.1.1.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.1.1.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.5.3.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.5.3.1.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.1.1.4.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.5.3.1.1.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.1.1.4.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.1.1.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.5.3.1.2
Combine into one fraction.
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Step 5.5.3.1.2.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.5.3.1.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.5.3.2
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.5.3.2.1
Factor out of .
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Step 5.5.3.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.2.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.2.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6
Replace with .