Chapter 05 · Derivatives
05.09
Implicit Differentiation
Find dy/dx when y isn't solved for: differentiate both sides, treating y as a function of x and using the chain rule.
About 35 minutes
You'll learn to
- →Differentiate an equation in x and y implicitly
- →Find slopes and tangent lines on implicitly defined curves
- →Use the product and chain rules on terms that contain y
- →Use implicit differentiation to derive new derivative rules