Question
Solve the equation
y=x21
Evaluate
x2×2(y×1)×2=4
Remove the parentheses
x2×2y×1×2=4
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
x2×2y×1×2
Rewrite the expression
x2×2y×2
Multiply the terms
x2×4y
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
4x2y
4x2y=4
Divide both sides
4x24x2y=4x24
Divide the numbers
y=4x24
Solution
y=x21
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Testing for symmetry
Testing for symmetry about the origin
Testing for symmetry about the x-axis
Testing for symmetry about the y-axis
Not symmetry with respect to the origin
Evaluate
x2×2(y×1)×2=4
Remove the parentheses
x2×2y×1×2=4
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
x2×2y×1×2
Rewrite the expression
x2×2y×2
Multiply the terms
x2×4y
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
4x2y
4x2y=4
To test if the graph of 4x2y=4 is symmetry with respect to the origin,substitute -x for x and -y for y
4(−x)2(−y)=4
Evaluate
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Evaluate
4(−x)2(−y)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
−4(−x)2y
Multiply the terms
−4x2y
−4x2y=4
Solution
Not symmetry with respect to the origin
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Rewrite the equation
r=3cos2(θ)sin(θ)1
Evaluate
(x2)×2(y×1)×2=4
Evaluate
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Evaluate
x2×2(y×1)×2
Remove the parentheses
x2×2y×1×2
Rewrite the expression
x2×2y×2
Multiply the terms
x2×4y
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
4x2y
4x2y=4
To convert the equation to polar coordinates,substitute x for rcos(θ) and y for rsin(θ)
4(cos(θ)×r)2sin(θ)×r=4
Factor the expression
4cos2(θ)sin(θ)×r3=4
Divide the terms
r3=cos2(θ)sin(θ)1
Solution
r=3cos2(θ)sin(θ)1
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Find the first derivative
Find the derivative with respect to x
Find the derivative with respect to y
dxdy=−x2y
Calculate
(x2)2(y1)2=4
Simplify the expression
4x2y=4
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(4x2y)=dxd(4)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(4x2y)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(4x2)×y+4x2×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(4x2)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
4×dxd(x2)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
4×2x
Multiply the terms
8x
8xy+4x2×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(y)
Use differentiation rules
dyd(y)×dxdy
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dxdy
8xy+4x2dxdy
8xy+4x2dxdy=dxd(4)
Calculate the derivative
8xy+4x2dxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
4x2dxdy=0−8xy
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
4x2dxdy=−8xy
Divide both sides
4x24x2dxdy=4x2−8xy
Divide the numbers
dxdy=4x2−8xy
Solution
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Evaluate
4x2−8xy
Cancel out the common factor 4
x2−2xy
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
x2x
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
x2−11
Subtract the terms
x11
Simplify
x1
x−2y
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−x2y
dxdy=−x2y
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Find the second derivative
Find the second derivative with respect to x
Find the second derivative with respect to y
dx2d2y=x26y
Calculate
(x2)2(y1)2=4
Simplify the expression
4x2y=4
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(4x2y)=dxd(4)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(4x2y)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(4x2)×y+4x2×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(4x2)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
4×dxd(x2)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
4×2x
Multiply the terms
8x
8xy+4x2×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(y)
Use differentiation rules
dyd(y)×dxdy
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dxdy
8xy+4x2dxdy
8xy+4x2dxdy=dxd(4)
Calculate the derivative
8xy+4x2dxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
4x2dxdy=0−8xy
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
4x2dxdy=−8xy
Divide both sides
4x24x2dxdy=4x2−8xy
Divide the numbers
dxdy=4x2−8xy
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
4x2−8xy
Cancel out the common factor 4
x2−2xy
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
x2x
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
x2−11
Subtract the terms
x11
Simplify
x1
x−2y
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−x2y
dxdy=−x2y
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(dxdy)=dxd(−x2y)
Calculate the derivative
dx2d2y=dxd(−x2y)
Use differentiation rules
dx2d2y=−x2dxd(2y)×x−2y×dxd(x)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(2y)
Simplify
2×dxd(y)
Calculate
2dxdy
dx2d2y=−x22dxdy×x−2y×dxd(x)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dx2d2y=−x22dxdy×x−2y×1
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
dx2d2y=−x22xdxdy−2y×1
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
dx2d2y=−x22xdxdy−2y
Use equation dxdy=−x2y to substitute
dx2d2y=−x22x(−x2y)−2y
Solution
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Calculate
−x22x(−x2y)−2y
Multiply
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Multiply the terms
2x(−x2y)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
−2x×x2y
Multiply the terms
−4y
−x2−4y−2y
Subtract the terms
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Simplify
−4y−2y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−4−2)y
Subtract the numbers
−6y
−x2−6y
Divide the terms
−(−x26y)
Calculate
x26y
dx2d2y=x26y
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