Calculus Examples

Find dy/dx 15(x^2+y^2)=289(x^2-y^2)
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.
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Step 2.1.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.4
Simplify.
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Step 2.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.4.2
Combine terms.
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Step 2.4.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.3
Reorder terms.
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
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4
Rewrite as .
Step 3.5
Simplify.
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Step 3.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.5.2
Combine terms.
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Step 3.5.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.3
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
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
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Step 5.1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.1.2
Add and .
Step 5.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 5.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.3.3.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.3.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.3.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6
Replace with .