Question
Solve the equation
Solve for x
Solve for y
x=y4−10y3x=−y4−10y3
Evaluate
−2x4y=20
Rewrite the expression
−2yx4=20
Divide both sides
−2y−2yx4=−2y20
Divide the numbers
x4=−2y20
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
−2y20
Cancel out the common factor 2
−y10
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−y10
x4=−y10
Take the root of both sides of the equation and remember to use both positive and negative roots
x=±4−y10
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
x=4−y10x=−4−y10
Simplify
x=y4−10y3x=−4−y10
Solution
x=y4−10y3x=−y4−10y3
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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
−2x4y=20
To test if the graph of −2x4y=20 is symmetry with respect to the origin,substitute -x for x and -y for y
−2(−x)4(−y)=20
Evaluate
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Evaluate
−2(−x)4(−y)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
2(−x)4y
Multiply the terms
2x4y
2x4y=20
Solution
Not symmetry with respect to the origin
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Rewrite the equation
r=−510sec4(θ)csc(θ)
Evaluate
−2x4y=20
To convert the equation to polar coordinates,substitute x for rcos(θ) and y for rsin(θ)
−2(cos(θ)×r)4sin(θ)×r=20
Factor the expression
−2cos4(θ)sin(θ)×r5=20
Divide the terms
r5=−cos4(θ)sin(θ)10
Simplify the expression
r5=−10sec4(θ)csc(θ)
Solution
r=−510sec4(θ)csc(θ)
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Find the first derivative
Find the derivative with respect to x
Find the derivative with respect to y
dxdy=−x4y
Calculate
−2x4y=20
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(−2x4y)=dxd(20)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−2x4y)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(−2x4)×y−2x4×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−2x4)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
−2×dxd(x4)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
−2×4x3
Multiply the terms
−8x3
−8x3y−2x4×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
−8x3y−2x4dxdy
−8x3y−2x4dxdy=dxd(20)
Calculate the derivative
−8x3y−2x4dxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
−2x4dxdy=0+8x3y
Add the terms
−2x4dxdy=8x3y
Divide both sides
−2x4−2x4dxdy=−2x48x3y
Divide the numbers
dxdy=−2x48x3y
Solution
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Evaluate
−2x48x3y
Cancel out the common factor 2
−x44x3y
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
x4x3
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
x4−31
Subtract the terms
x11
Simplify
x1
−x4y
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−x4y
dxdy=−x4y
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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=x220y
Calculate
−2x4y=20
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(−2x4y)=dxd(20)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−2x4y)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(−2x4)×y−2x4×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−2x4)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
−2×dxd(x4)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
−2×4x3
Multiply the terms
−8x3
−8x3y−2x4×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
−8x3y−2x4dxdy
−8x3y−2x4dxdy=dxd(20)
Calculate the derivative
−8x3y−2x4dxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
−2x4dxdy=0+8x3y
Add the terms
−2x4dxdy=8x3y
Divide both sides
−2x4−2x4dxdy=−2x48x3y
Divide the numbers
dxdy=−2x48x3y
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
−2x48x3y
Cancel out the common factor 2
−x44x3y
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
x4x3
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
x4−31
Subtract the terms
x11
Simplify
x1
−x4y
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−x4y
dxdy=−x4y
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(dxdy)=dxd(−x4y)
Calculate the derivative
dx2d2y=dxd(−x4y)
Use differentiation rules
dx2d2y=−x2dxd(4y)×x−4y×dxd(x)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(4y)
Simplify
4×dxd(y)
Calculate
4dxdy
dx2d2y=−x24dxdy×x−4y×dxd(x)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dx2d2y=−x24dxdy×x−4y×1
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
dx2d2y=−x24xdxdy−4y×1
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
dx2d2y=−x24xdxdy−4y
Use equation dxdy=−x4y to substitute
dx2d2y=−x24x(−x4y)−4y
Solution
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Calculate
−x24x(−x4y)−4y
Multiply
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Multiply the terms
4x(−x4y)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
−4x×x4y
Multiply the terms
−16y
−x2−16y−4y
Subtract the terms
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Simplify
−16y−4y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−16−4)y
Subtract the numbers
−20y
−x2−20y
Divide the terms
−(−x220y)
Calculate
x220y
dx2d2y=x220y
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