Exercises
Implicit functions
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1. Derivative of the implicit function at a point
Verify that the equation
implicitly defines a function near the point and compute .
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2. Derivative of the implicit function with an exponential
Verify that the equation
implicitly defines a function near the point and compute .
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3. Tangent line to an implicit curve
Write the equation of the tangent line to the curve
at the point .
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4. Tangent line with a logarithm
Write the equation of the tangent line to the curve
at the point .
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5. Points with a horizontal tangent
Find the points of the curve
at which the tangent line is horizontal.
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6. Second derivative of the implicit function
Verify that the equation
implicitly defines a function near the point and compute and .
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7. Nature of a stationary point of the implicit function
Verify that the equation
implicitly defines a function near the point , and determine whether is a local maximum or minimum point for .
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8. Partial derivatives of the implicit function of two variables
Verify that the equation
implicitly defines a function near the point and compute and .
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9. Tangent plane to an implicit surface
Write the equation of the tangent plane to the surface
at the point .
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10. Points of the curve without an implicit function y(x)
Find the points of the curve
at which Dini’s theorem does not apply with respect to the variable , and determine what happens at those points with respect to the variable .
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11. Tangent to a curve with an exponential
Verify that the equation
implicitly defines a function near the point , compute and write the tangent line to the curve at the origin.
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12. System of equations and implicit curve
Verify that the system of equations
implicitly defines two functions and near the point and compute and .
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