Calculus Maximus

WS 4.7: Implicit Differentiation

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Worksheet 4.7—Implicit Differentiation

Show all work on a separate sheet of paper. No calculator unless otherwise stated.

• 1. Find ^dy

dx

a)

x

3

 3 x y  4 xy  12

2

2

b)

xy  x  3 y

d)



2



2

y  2sec y  4 x



 1



• 2 e)

  • x 

y sec







• 5 

y





c) 4sin 2 y cos x  2

Find ^dy

• 2. dx at the indicated point, then find the equation of both the tangent and normal lines.

a)

2

y

2

x

 4



2

x

 4

at _ 2,0 _

b) _

x  y  x  y at _ 1,1

_

3

3

3

• 3. Find

d

2

y

dx

2

in terms of x.

a)

x

2

2

 y  36

b) 1  xy  x  y

c)

3

2

x



3

2

y  1

• 4. Determine the point(s) at which the graph of

y  y  x has either a horizontal or vertical tangent.

4

2

2

Be sure to label which is which, if either exist.

• 5. Find the two points where the curve

  • x 2

2

 xy  y  7 crosses the x-axis, and show that the tangents to

the curve at these points are parallel. What is the common slope of these tangents?

• 6. Find the normals to the curve

xy  2 x  y  0 that are parallel to the line 2 x  y  0

• 7. If

y  cos xy  4 x  5 , find ^dx

2

dy

, yes, that’s

^dx .

dy

• 8. The slope of the tangent is 1 at the point _ 0,1 on

  • x 3

3

 6 xy  ky  a , where k and a are constants.

The values of the constants a and k are what?

Multiple Choice

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9. Find y  when

2

xy  5 x  2 x  4 .

• (A) y  

5



2 x



y

x

(B)

y   

y

5

 

4 x

x

(E)

y   

y

5

 

2 x

x

(C)

y

  



y

5

 

4 x _

(F)

y  

y

5

 

4 x

x

(D)

y  

y

5

 

2 x

x

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WS 4.7: Implicit Differentiation

10. Find dy dx

3

2

when

 x y  4

dy

 

3

 y 

3/ 2

dy

3

1/ 2

dy

 

2



x



3/ 2

dy



2



x



3/ 2

(A)

dx

2

  x 



(B)

dx  dy 

2 3

 xy  y

  3/ 2

(C) dx dy

 2

3 

 

y    1/ 2

(D)

dx

3

 

y

 

11.

Find dy

(E) dx when tan  2 x  y   2 x

2

  x

 

(F) dx

3

xy

dx

(A)

dy



8

x

2

(B)

dy

 

8 x

2

(C)

dy

 

4

y 2

(D)

dy



4

y

2

dx

1



4 x 2

dx

1

 4

x

2

dx

2  x

2

dx

2  x

2

(E)

dy

 

8 x

2

(F)

dy



8

y

2

dx

1

 4 y

2

dx

2  x

2

12. Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of

2 y  xy  12  0 at the point 1, 4  .

(A)

3 y  2 x  10

(B) 3 y  2 x  10

(C) y  4 x

(D) 7 y  4 x  24

(E)

7 y  4 x  24

13. The slope of the tangent line to the graph of

x

3

3  2 y  xy  0 at the point 1,1

is

4

3

5

(D) 5 4

4

2

(A)



(B)

(C) 

(E)

(F)



5

2

4

5

3

14. The points P and Q on the graph of y

2

 xy  8  0

have the same x-coordinate, x  6 . The

point of intersection of the tangents to the graph at P and Q is

(A)

   8 3 , 16 3   (B)  d 2 y

   16 3 , 2

8 3 2

  (C) 

   16 3

,

16 3   (D) 

   8 3

, 8 3   

(E) 

 

8 2 , 3 3

  

15. Determine

dx

2

when

4 x

 3 y

 4

(A)

d

2

y

16

(B)

d 2 y

16

(C)

d

2 y

4

(D)

d

2

y

16 (E)

d 2 16 y



 

 

 



dx

2

9

y

2

dx 2

9

2 y

dx 2

9

3 y

dx

2

9 y 3

dx

2

9 y

3

16. When an object is placed at a distance p from a convex lens having focal length 5 cm, the image

will be at a distance q cm from the lens, while 1 5 dp  5 dp  25

1 1   . Find the rate of change of p with respect to q. p q dp  25 dp 25  

(A)

dq

q  5

(B) q  5 dq dp   5

dq dp  

(C)  q  5 25

 2

(D)

dq

q  5

dq

(E)  q  5  2

dq

(F)  q  5

 2

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WS 4.7: Implicit Differentiation

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17. The graph of the equation _

2

x

2

_

2

 y  8 x  4 x  y is shown at right. Find the equation of

_

2

2

_

the tangent line to the graph at the point _

3,3

3

_

.

1  5 (A)  12 y   3  3 x    1  5 (B)  12 y   3  3 x    1  3 (C)  y   3  5 x 36 5    1  3 (D)  y   3  5 x 36 5    1  3 (E)  y   3  5 x 6 5   

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