Question
Solve the equation
Solve for x
Solve for y
x=y1
Evaluate
−1=−yx
Swap the sides of the equation
−yx=−1
Divide both sides
−y−yx=−y−1
Divide the numbers
x=−y−1
Solution
x=y1
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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
Symmetry with respect to the origin
Evaluate
−1=−yx
To test if the graph of −1=−yx is symmetry with respect to the origin,substitute -x for x and -y for y
−1=y(−x)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
−1=−yx
Solution
Symmetry with respect to the origin
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Rewrite the equation
r=∣sin(2θ)∣2sin(2θ)r=−∣sin(2θ)∣2sin(2θ)
Evaluate
−1=−yx
Move the expression to the left side
−1+yx=0
To convert the equation to polar coordinates,substitute x for rcos(θ) and y for rsin(θ)
−1+sin(θ)×rcos(θ)×r=0
Factor the expression
sin(θ)cos(θ)×r2−1=0
Simplify the expression
21sin(2θ)×r2−1=0
Subtract the terms
21sin(2θ)×r2−1−(−1)=0−(−1)
Evaluate
21sin(2θ)×r2=1
Divide the terms
r2=sin(2θ)2
Evaluate the power
r=±sin(2θ)2
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
sin(2θ)2
To take a root of a fraction,take the root of the numerator and denominator separately
sin(2θ)2
Multiply by the Conjugate
sin(2θ)×sin(2θ)2×sin(2θ)
Calculate
∣sin(2θ)∣2×sin(2θ)
The product of roots with the same index is equal to the root of the product
∣sin(2θ)∣2sin(2θ)
r=±∣sin(2θ)∣2sin(2θ)
Solution
r=∣sin(2θ)∣2sin(2θ)r=−∣sin(2θ)∣2sin(2θ)
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Find the first derivative
Find the derivative with respect to x
Find the derivative with respect to y
dxdy=−xy
Calculate
−1=−yx
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(−1)=dxd(−yx)
Calculate the derivative
0=dxd(−yx)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−yx)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(−x)×y−x×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−x)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
−dxd(x)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
−1
−y−x×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
−y−xdxdy
0=−y−xdxdy
Swap the sides of the equation
−y−xdxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
−xdxdy=0+y
Add the terms
−xdxdy=y
Divide both sides
−x−xdxdy=−xy
Divide the numbers
dxdy=−xy
Solution
dxdy=−xy
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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=x22y
Calculate
−1=−yx
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(−1)=dxd(−yx)
Calculate the derivative
0=dxd(−yx)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−yx)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(−x)×y−x×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−x)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
−dxd(x)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
−1
−y−x×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
−y−xdxdy
0=−y−xdxdy
Swap the sides of the equation
−y−xdxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
−xdxdy=0+y
Add the terms
−xdxdy=y
Divide both sides
−x−xdxdy=−xy
Divide the numbers
dxdy=−xy
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
dxdy=−xy
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(dxdy)=dxd(−xy)
Calculate the derivative
dx2d2y=dxd(−xy)
Use differentiation rules
dx2d2y=−x2dxd(y)×x−y×dxd(x)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(y)
Use differentiation rules
dyd(y)×dxdy
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dxdy
dx2d2y=−x2dxdy×x−y×dxd(x)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dx2d2y=−x2dxdy×x−y×1
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
dx2d2y=−x2xdxdy−y×1
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
dx2d2y=−x2xdxdy−y
Use equation dxdy=−xy to substitute
dx2d2y=−x2x(−xy)−y
Solution
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Calculate
−x2x(−xy)−y
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
x(−xy)
Multiplying or dividing an odd number of negative terms equals a negative
−x×xy
Cancel out the common factor x
−1×y
Multiply the terms
−y
−x2−y−y
Subtract the terms
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Simplify
−y−y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−1−1)y
Subtract the numbers
−2y
−x2−2y
Divide the terms
−(−x22y)
Calculate
x22y
dx2d2y=x22y
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Conic
2(x′)2−2(y′)2=1
Evaluate
−1=−yx
Move the expression to the left side
−1−(−yx)=0
Calculate
−1+yx=0
The coefficients A,B and C of the general equation are A=0,B=1 and C=0
A=0B=1C=0
To find the angle of rotation θ,substitute the values of A,B and C into the formula cot(2θ)=BA−C
cot(2θ)=10−0
Calculate
cot(2θ)=0
Using the unit circle,find the smallest positive angle for which the cotangent is 0
2θ=2π
Calculate
θ=4π
To rotate the axes,use the equation of rotation and substitute 4π for θ
x=x′cos(4π)−y′sin(4π)y=x′sin(4π)+y′cos(4π)
Calculate
x=x′×22−y′sin(4π)y=x′sin(4π)+y′cos(4π)
Calculate
x=x′×22−y′×22y=x′sin(4π)+y′cos(4π)
Calculate
x=x′×22−y′×22y=x′×22+y′cos(4π)
Calculate
x=x′×22−y′×22y=x′×22+y′×22
Substitute x and y into the original equation −1+yx=0
−1+(x′×22+y′×22)(x′×22−y′×22)=0
Calculate
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Calculate
−1+(x′×22+y′×22)(x′×22−y′×22)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
−1+(22x′+y′×22)(x′×22−y′×22)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
−1+(22x′+22y′)(x′×22−y′×22)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
−1+(22x′+22y′)(22x′−y′×22)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
−1+(22x′+22y′)(22x′−22y′)
Expand the expression
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Evaluate
(22x′+22y′)(22x′−22y′)
Use (a+b)(a−b)=a2−b2 to simplify the product
(22x′)2−(22y′)2
Evaluate the power
21(x′)2−(22y′)2
Evaluate the power
21(x′)2−21(y′)2
−1+21(x′)2−21(y′)2
−1+21(x′)2−21(y′)2=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
21(x′)2−21(y′)2=0−(−1)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
21(x′)2−21(y′)2=0+1
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
21(x′)2−21(y′)2=1
Use a=a11 to transform the expression
2(x′)2−21(y′)2=1
Solution
2(x′)2−2(y′)2=1
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