Question
Solve the equation
Solve for x
Solve for y
x=−y56y4
Evaluate
−x5y=6
Rewrite the expression
−yx5=6
Divide both sides
−y−yx5=−y6
Divide the numbers
x5=−y6
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
x5=−y6
Take the 5-th root on both sides of the equation
5x5=5−y6
Calculate
x=5−y6
Solution
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Evaluate
5−y6
An odd root of a negative radicand is always a negative
−5y6
To take a root of a fraction,take the root of the numerator and denominator separately
−5y56
Multiply by the Conjugate
−5y×5y456×5y4
Calculate
−y56×5y4
The product of roots with the same index is equal to the root of the product
−y56y4
x=−y56y4
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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
−x5y=6
To test if the graph of −x5y=6 is symmetry with respect to the origin,substitute -x for x and -y for y
−(−x)5(−y)=6
Evaluate
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Evaluate
−(−x)5(−y)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
(−x)5(−y)
Rewrite the expression
−x5(−y)
Multiplying or dividing an even number of negative terms equals a positive
x5y
−x5y
−x5y=6
Solution
Symmetry with respect to the origin
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Rewrite the equation
r=6−6sec5(θ)csc(θ)r=−6−6sec5(θ)csc(θ)
Evaluate
−x5y=6
To convert the equation to polar coordinates,substitute x for rcos(θ) and y for rsin(θ)
−(cos(θ)×r)5sin(θ)×r=6
Factor the expression
−cos5(θ)sin(θ)×r6=6
Divide the terms
r6=−cos5(θ)sin(θ)6
Simplify the expression
r6=−6sec5(θ)csc(θ)
Evaluate the power
r=±6−6sec5(θ)csc(θ)
Solution
r=6−6sec5(θ)csc(θ)r=−6−6sec5(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=−x5y
Calculate
−x5y=6
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(−x5y)=dxd(6)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−x5y)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(−x5)×y−x5×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−x5)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
−dxd(x5)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
−5x4
−5x4y−x5×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
−5x4y−x5dxdy
−5x4y−x5dxdy=dxd(6)
Calculate the derivative
−5x4y−x5dxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
−x5dxdy=0+5x4y
Add the terms
−x5dxdy=5x4y
Divide both sides
−x5−x5dxdy=−x55x4y
Divide the numbers
dxdy=−x55x4y
Solution
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Evaluate
−x55x4y
Rewrite the expression
x4(−x)5x4y
Reduce the fraction
−x5y
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−x5y
dxdy=−x5y
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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=x230y
Calculate
−x5y=6
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(−x5y)=dxd(6)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−x5y)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(−x5)×y−x5×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(−x5)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
−dxd(x5)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
−5x4
−5x4y−x5×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
−5x4y−x5dxdy
−5x4y−x5dxdy=dxd(6)
Calculate the derivative
−5x4y−x5dxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
−x5dxdy=0+5x4y
Add the terms
−x5dxdy=5x4y
Divide both sides
−x5−x5dxdy=−x55x4y
Divide the numbers
dxdy=−x55x4y
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
−x55x4y
Rewrite the expression
x4(−x)5x4y
Reduce the fraction
−x5y
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−x5y
dxdy=−x5y
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(dxdy)=dxd(−x5y)
Calculate the derivative
dx2d2y=dxd(−x5y)
Use differentiation rules
dx2d2y=−x2dxd(5y)×x−5y×dxd(x)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(5y)
Simplify
5×dxd(y)
Calculate
5dxdy
dx2d2y=−x25dxdy×x−5y×dxd(x)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dx2d2y=−x25dxdy×x−5y×1
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
dx2d2y=−x25xdxdy−5y×1
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
dx2d2y=−x25xdxdy−5y
Use equation dxdy=−x5y to substitute
dx2d2y=−x25x(−x5y)−5y
Solution
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Calculate
−x25x(−x5y)−5y
Multiply
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Multiply the terms
5x(−x5y)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
−5x×x5y
Multiply the terms
−25y
−x2−25y−5y
Subtract the terms
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Simplify
−25y−5y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−25−5)y
Subtract the numbers
−30y
−x2−30y
Divide the terms
−(−x230y)
Calculate
x230y
dx2d2y=x230y
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