How is the Chain Rule applied when finding dydx implicitly?

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How is the Chain Rule applied when finding dydx implicitly?

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Step 1

According to the question, we have to explain the chain rule when used in the implict function.

Implict function can be defined as the  function in which the dependent variable can be written explicitly in terms of the independent variable.

For example, x2+y2=1

The chain rule for differentiation is given by,

ddx(fx·gx)=f(x)·g'(x)+g(x)·f'(x).

Step 2

Let a conic equation x2+xy+y2=0 to be differentiated with respect to x that is dydx.

So, solving the above equation  to find the value of dydx.

The equation is x2+xy+y2=0

Now, differentiating the above equation with respect to x, we get,

2x+x·dydx+y·1+2y·dydx=0       2x+xdydx+y+2ydydx=0                     dydxx+2y=-2x-y                                dydx=-(2x+y)(x+2y)

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