Worksheet Implicit Differentiation

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Use implicit differentiation to find dy/dx.

1) 2xy - y2 = 1 1)
x y y x
A) B) C) D)
x-y y-x x-y y-x

2) x3 + 3x2y + y3 = 8 2)
x2 + 3xy x2 + 2xy x2 + 2xy x2 + 3xy
A) - B) C) - D)
x 2 + y2 x2 + y2 x 2 + y2 x2 + y2

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3) y x + 1 = 4 3)
2y y y 2y
A) - B) - C) D)
x+1 2(x + 1) 2(x + 1) x+1

4) x5 = cot y 4)
5x4 csc2 y 5x4 5x4
A) - B) C) - D)
csc y cot y 5x4 csc2 y csc2 y

5) cos xy + x 7 = y7 5)
7x6 + y sin xy 7x6 - y sin xy 7x6 - x sin xy 7x6 + x sin xy
A) B) C) D)
7y6 - x sin xy 7y6 + x sin xy 7y6 7y6

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 6) x = sec(3y) 6)
1 1
A) cos(3y) cot(3y) B) sec(3y) tan(3y)
3 3

C) cos(3y) cot(3y) D) 3 sec(3y) tan(3y)

Use implicit differentiation to find dy/dx and d2 y/dx2 .

7) 2y - x + xy = 3 7)
dy 1 - y d2y 2y - 2 dy 1+y d2 yy+ 1
A) = ; = B) =- ; =
dx 2 + x dx2 (2 + x)2 dx x + 2 dx2 (2 + x)2

dy y + 1 d2 y 2y + 2 dy 1 + y d2 y 2y - 2
C) = ; = D) =- ; =
dx x + 2 dx2 (x + 2)2 dx x + 2 dx2 (x + 2)2

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 8) x2 - y3 = 9 8)
dy 2x d2 y 6y3 - 8x 2 dy 2x d2 y
5y3 - 8x2
A) = ; = B) = ; =
dx 3y2 dx2 9y6 dx 3y2 dx2 9y5
dy 2x d2 y 6y3 - 8x2 dy 2x d2 y 6y3 - 8x2
C) = ; = D) = ; =
dx 3y2 dx2 9y3 dx 3y2 dx2 9y5

At the given point, find the slope of the curve, the line that is tangent to the curve, or the line that is normal to the curve,
as requested.
9) y5 + x3 = y2 + 9x, slope at (0, 1) 9)
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A) - 2 B) C) 3 D)
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10) x3 y3 = 8, tangent at (2, 1) 10)

1 1
A) y = - x + 2 B) y = 4x - 1 C) y = x D) y = 4x + 1
2 2