How do you use implicit differentiation to find #(d^2y)/(dx^2)# given #5=4x^2+5y^2#?
1 Answer
Sep 4, 2016
See below.
Explanation:
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
I prefer to solve for
Now differentiate again
Now replace
Simplify
# = -4/5((y + (4x)/(5y))/y^2)#
# = -4/5((((y + (4x)/(5y)) * 5y))/(y^2 * 5y))#
# = -4/5 ((5y^2+4x^2)/(5y^3)) #
And we're kind of done except that in the original statement of the question we're told that that numerator is