In this lecture Professor Switkes will cover Implicit Differentiation. You will first discover the purpose and definition of Implicit Functions before delving into six fully worked out video examples.
AP Calculus I/AB > Implicit Differentiation
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Implicit Differentiation
This method allows
you to determine the derivative as a function of both
and
in situations in which it is not convenient to solve explicitly for
as a function of
.
The key to these
problems is to recognize that
and to use the Chain Rule whenever
appears.
You will be
differentiating both sides of an equation with respect to
.
You will often
find yourself using the Chain Rule within a Product Rule
computation.