Implicit derivative of $$$x^{2} - x y + 3 y^{2} = 0$$$ with respect to $$$x$$$

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Find $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2} - x y + 3 y^{2} = 0\right)$$$.

Solution

Differentiate separately both sides of the equation (treat $$$y$$$ as a function of $$$x$$$): $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2} - x y{\left(x \right)} + 3 y^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right) = \frac{d}{dx} \left(0\right)$$$.

Differentiate the LHS of the equation.

The derivative of a sum/difference is the sum/difference of derivatives:

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2} - x y{\left(x \right)} + 3 y^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)} = {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right) - \frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right) + \frac{d}{dx} \left(3 y^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)}$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(c f{\left(x \right)}\right) = c \frac{d}{dx} \left(f{\left(x \right)}\right)$$$ with $$$c = 3$$$ and $$$f{\left(x \right)} = y^{2}{\left(x \right)}$$$:

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(3 y^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right) - \frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right) = {\color{red}\left(3 \frac{d}{dx} \left(y^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right) - \frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right)$$

The function $$$y^{2}{\left(x \right)}$$$ is the composition $$$f{\left(g{\left(x \right)} \right)}$$$ of two functions $$$f{\left(u \right)} = u^{2}$$$ and $$$g{\left(x \right)} = y{\left(x \right)}$$$.

Apply the chain rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(f{\left(g{\left(x \right)} \right)}\right) = \frac{d}{du} \left(f{\left(u \right)}\right) \frac{d}{dx} \left(g{\left(x \right)}\right)$$$:

$$3 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(y^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right) - \frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right) = 3 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(u^{2}\right) \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right) - \frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right)$$

Apply the power rule $$$\frac{d}{du} \left(u^{n}\right) = n u^{n - 1}$$$ with $$$n = 2$$$:

$$3 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(u^{2}\right)\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right) - \frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right) = 3 {\color{red}\left(2 u\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right) - \frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right)$$

Return to the old variable:

$$6 {\color{red}\left(u\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right) - \frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right) = 6 {\color{red}\left(y{\left(x \right)}\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right) - \frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right)$$

Apply the power rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{n}\right) = n x^{n - 1}$$$ with $$$n = 2$$$:

$$6 y{\left(x \right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) + {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right)\right)} - \frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right) = 6 y{\left(x \right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) + {\color{red}\left(2 x\right)} - \frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right)$$

Apply the product rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(f{\left(x \right)} g{\left(x \right)}\right) = \frac{d}{dx} \left(f{\left(x \right)}\right) g{\left(x \right)} + f{\left(x \right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(g{\left(x \right)}\right)$$$ with $$$f{\left(x \right)} = x$$$ and $$$g{\left(x \right)} = y{\left(x \right)}$$$:

$$2 x + 6 y{\left(x \right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) - {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x y{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)} = 2 x + 6 y{\left(x \right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) - {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x\right) y{\left(x \right)} + x \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)}$$

Apply the power rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{n}\right) = n x^{n - 1}$$$ with $$$n = 1$$$, in other words, $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x\right) = 1$$$:

$$- x \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) + 2 x - y{\left(x \right)} {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x\right)\right)} + 6 y{\left(x \right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) = - x \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) + 2 x - y{\left(x \right)} {\color{red}\left(1\right)} + 6 y{\left(x \right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right)$$

Thus, $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2} - x y{\left(x \right)} + 3 y^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right) = - x \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) + 2 x + 6 y{\left(x \right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(y{\left(x \right)}\right) - y{\left(x \right)}.$$$

Differentiate the RHS of the equation.

The derivative of a constant is $$$0$$$:

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(0\right)\right)} = {\color{red}\left(0\right)}$$

Thus, $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(0\right) = 0$$$.

Therefore, we have obtained the following linear equation with respect to the derivative: $$$- x \frac{dy}{dx} + 2 x + 6 y \frac{dy}{dx} - y = 0$$$.

Solving it, we obtain that $$$\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{2 x - y}{x - 6 y}$$$.

Answer

$$$\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{2 x - y}{x - 6 y}$$$A