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Differentitate implicitly to find dy / dx. Then find the slope of the curve at the given point. y^2-2x^3=9 (2,-5)?

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  • 6 years ago

    d(y²)/dx = (d(y²)/dy)(dy/dx)

    =2ydy/dx

    So 2ydy/dx - 6x²=0 and

    dy/dx=3x/y =-6/5 at (2,-5)

  • 6 years ago

    Thank you very much, I completely understand it now

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