How do you use implicit differentiation to find dy/dx given tanx+csc2y=1?

1 Answer
Apr 9, 2017

dy/dx=(sec^2 x)/(2csc 2y cot 2y)

Explanation:

tan x + csc 2y=1

By differentiating with respect to x,

sec^2 x-csc 2y cot 2y cdot 2 dy/dx=0

By subtracting sec^2 x from both sides,

-2csc 2y cot 2y dy/dx=-sec^2 x

By dividing both sides by -2csc 2y cot 2y,

dy/dx=(sec^2 x)/(2csc 2y cot 2y)

I hope that this was clear.