Worked solution
Differentiate an implicit linear-product relation
Find given that .
CJC · Lecture · Self-Practice 4
Differentiate and collect
Implicit differentiation gives . Therefore and , the printed answer.
How did this part go?
Check the excluded input against the relation
The relation gives for . At , the original equation would say , so no point was lost. Explicit differentiation gives , agreeing with the printed implicit form after substituting for .
How did this part go?
Common mistakes
The derivative of xy is x dy/dx+y, not just x dy/dx.
Solution notes
Both originals print the asks and final answers but no intermediate working. The intermediate derivations and domain explanations here are independently authored and checked against the printed answers. No printed marks or past-paper attribution.