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Explain Derivative???

(dy/dx)=2x/root(1-sin^2(y)

=2x/root(1-x^4)

???

explain please

Update:

Example 12: Express dy/dx in terms of x for the equation Sin(y) = x2.

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  • Ari
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    1-sin^2 y = cos^2 y

    sqrt (cos^2 y) = cos y

    dy/dx = 2x / cos y

    this is a separable, first-order differential equation. ur supposed to cross-multiply and integrate both sides.

    cos y dy = 2x dx

    integral (cos y dy) = integral (2x dx)

    sin y = x^2 +C

    y = arcsin (x^2 +C).

    this is called the general solution for the differential equation.

    now if we had some intial value like y(pi) =0, we could find the C.

    a differential equation without C is called a ;particular solution.

  • 1 decade ago

    dy/dx =2x/√(1-sin^2(y)) = 2x / √(cos^2(y)) = 2x / | cos(y) |

    If cos(y) = √(1-x^4) then

    dy/dx = 2x/√(1-x^4)

    Otherwise I have no idea where 2x/√(1-x^4) came from.

    Edit:

    That's just a simple substitution then.

    Maybe this notation is confusing you "sin^2(y)"

    sin^2(y) is the same thing as (sin(y))^2

    Since sin(y) = x^2 you can just substitute this into the original equation

    dy/dx = 2x / √(1-(sin(x))^2)

    = 2x / √(1 - (sin(x))^2)

    = 2x / √(1 - (x^2)^2)

    = 2x / √(1 - x^4)

  • 1 decade ago

    dy/dx = 2x / √(1 − sin²(y) )

    √(1 − sin²(y) ) dy = 2x dx

    √(cos²(y) ) dy = 2x dx

    cos(y) dy = 2x dx

    ∫ cos(y) dy = ∫ 2x dx

    sin(y) = x² + C

    y = arcsin(x² + C)

    I dont know what youre asking

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