Implicit Differentiation of the second derivative.

jdx10n

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I am able to find dy/dx, but when it comes to plugging in dy/dx and simplifying, I am completely lost.
Here is the problem...

x^3+y^3=1
 
Differentiate the second time. Then, sub in y' from the first derivative.

Here is an example:

\(\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}=1\)

\(\displaystyle 2x+2yy'=0\)

\(\displaystyle y'=\frac{-x}{y}\)

Now, differentiate \(\displaystyle \frac{-x}{y}\) using the quotient rule.

\(\displaystyle y''=\frac{y(-1)-(-x)y'}{y^{2}}\)

Resub y' from the first time around:

\(\displaystyle y''=\frac{-y-(-x)(\overbrace{\frac{-x}{y}}^{\text{y'}})}{y^{2}}\)

\(\displaystyle y''=\frac{-x^{2}}{y^{3}}-\frac{1}{y}\)

Apply this to your problem.
 
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