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This question has confused me for the past hour or so, I simply can't match my answer with the back of the textbook. Any help would be appreciated 
Find and expression in terms of x and y for dy/dx, given that:
x = 2y / (x^2 - y)
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Also: the answer given in the back is (3x^2 - y) / (2+x)
Find and expression in terms of x and y for dy/dx, given that:
x = 2y / (x^2 - y)
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Also: the answer given in the back is (3x^2 - y) / (2+x)
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The way I would approach it is to times both sides by (x^2-y), multiply out all brackets, then differentiate with respect to x.
Then put all dy/dx terms on one side, factorise to get it in the form (dy/dx)(......)=(.....) then you can get a formula for dy/dx.
Then put all dy/dx terms on one side, factorise to get it in the form (dy/dx)(......)=(.....) then you can get a formula for dy/dx.
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The way I would approach it is to times both sides by (x^2-y), multiply out all brackets, then differentiate with respect to x.
Then put all dy/dx terms on one side, factorise to get it in the form (dy/dx)(......)=(.....) then you can get a formula for dy/dx.
The way I would approach it is to times both sides by (x^2-y), multiply out all brackets, then differentiate with respect to x.
Then put all dy/dx terms on one side, factorise to get it in the form (dy/dx)(......)=(.....) then you can get a formula for dy/dx.
much appreciated. I was struggling away with the quotient rule and just just overwhelmed with the complexity of it all :P
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Hi,
I understand how to get the answer based on the above method, however when I first attempted this question I tried to use the quotient rule (and then the product rule) but couldn't get the answer in the book.
I realise the above method is easier than using the quotient or product rules, I'm just trying to work out where I'm going wrong.
Here is my working:
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Many thanks for any help.
I understand how to get the answer based on the above method, however when I first attempted this question I tried to use the quotient rule (and then the product rule) but couldn't get the answer in the book.
I realise the above method is easier than using the quotient or product rules, I'm just trying to work out where I'm going wrong.
Here is my working:
Many thanks for any help.
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This question has confused me for the past hour or so, I simply can't match my answer with the back of the textbook. Any help would be appreciated
Find and expression in terms of x and y for dy/dx, given that:
x = 2y / (x^2 - y)
Thanks
Also: the answer given in the back is (3x^2 - y) / (2+x)
This question has confused me for the past hour or so, I simply can't match my answer with the back of the textbook. Any help would be appreciated
Find and expression in terms of x and y for dy/dx, given that:
x = 2y / (x^2 - y)
Thanks
Also: the answer given in the back is (3x^2 - y) / (2+x)
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Hi,
I understand how to get the answer based on the above method, however when I first attempted this question I tried to use the quotient rule (and then the product rule) but couldn't get the answer in the book.
I realise the above method is easier than using the quotient or product rules, I'm just trying to work out where I'm going wrong.
Here is my working:
![Image]()
Many thanks for any help.
Hi,
I understand how to get the answer based on the above method, however when I first attempted this question I tried to use the quotient rule (and then the product rule) but couldn't get the answer in the book.
I realise the above method is easier than using the quotient or product rules, I'm just trying to work out where I'm going wrong.
Here is my working:
Many thanks for any help.
It's possible for this sort of question to get more than one correct answer.
Since we know that x = 2y / (x^2 - y) always then we could, for instance, take any correct answer and replace x with 2y / (x^2 - y) and get another correct answer.
I haven't tried using this sort of manipulation to show that the textbook answer and your answer are equivilant, but (since this wasn't a 'show that' question) that's unnecessary as you've been able to justify your answer by showing your lines of correct workings.
As it's a question in a textbook then they're probably just including the answer they expect you to get. However if something like this came up in an exam then the mark scheme would list a few alternate methods and answers and tell the examiner to be aware of this issue.
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Here is my working:
Here is my working:
Outline:
You're told x=...
Hence x+2=...
Now sub that into their answer - that sorts the denominator out.
For the numerator now split
into 
For the first set of terms, note from the given equation (rearranged), we have
. Sub in, and you're done.
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Brilliant, thank you very much, I can see now that my answer and the book answer are the same.
I did try to substitute some values of x and y into my answer and the book answer and got different results, so had assumed my answer was wrong, but I've realised I made a mistake when substituting the x and y values, so it all makes sense now.
Thanks!
I did try to substitute some values of x and y into my answer and the book answer and got different results, so had assumed my answer was wrong, but I've realised I made a mistake when substituting the x and y values, so it all makes sense now.
Thanks!
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