Question
Solve the equation
Solve for x
Solve for y
x=−y36y2
Evaluate
2x3y=−12
Rewrite the expression
2yx3=−12
Divide both sides
2y2yx3=2y−12
Divide the numbers
x3=2y−12
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
2y−12
Cancel out the common factor 2
y−6
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−y6
x3=−y6
Take the 3-th root on both sides of the equation
3x3=3−y6
Calculate
x=3−y6
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Evaluate
3−y6
An odd root of a negative radicand is always a negative
−3y6
To take a root of a fraction,take the root of the numerator and denominator separately
−3y36
Multiply by the Conjugate
−3y×3y236×3y2
Calculate
−y36×3y2
The product of roots with the same index is equal to the root of the product
−y36y2
x=−y36y2
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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
2x3y=−12
To test if the graph of 2x3y=−12 is symmetry with respect to the origin,substitute -x for x and -y for y
2(−x)3(−y)=−12
Evaluate
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Evaluate
2(−x)3(−y)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
−2(−x)3y
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
2(−x)3
Rewrite the expression
2(−x3)
Multiply the numbers
−2x3
−(−2x3y)
Multiply the first two terms
2x3y
2x3y=−12
Solution
Symmetry with respect to the origin
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Rewrite the equation
Rewrite in polar form
r=4−6sec3(θ)csc(θ)r=−4−6sec3(θ)csc(θ)
Evaluate
2x3y=−12
To convert the equation to polar coordinates,substitute rcos(θ) for x and rsin(θ) for y
2(cos(θ)×r)3sin(θ)×r=−12
Factor the expression
2cos3(θ)sin(θ)×r4=−12
Divide the terms
r4=−cos3(θ)sin(θ)6
Simplify the expression
r4=−6sec3(θ)csc(θ)
Evaluate the power
r=±4−6sec3(θ)csc(θ)
Solution
r=4−6sec3(θ)csc(θ)r=−4−6sec3(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=−x3y
Calculate
2x3y=−12
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(2x3y)=dxd(−12)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(2x3y)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(2x3)×y+2x3×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(2x3)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
2×dxd(x3)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
2×3x2
Multiply the terms
6x2
6x2y+2x3×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
6x2y+2x3dxdy
6x2y+2x3dxdy=dxd(−12)
Calculate the derivative
6x2y+2x3dxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
2x3dxdy=0−6x2y
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
2x3dxdy=−6x2y
Divide both sides
2x32x3dxdy=2x3−6x2y
Divide the numbers
dxdy=2x3−6x2y
Solution
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Evaluate
2x3−6x2y
Cancel out the common factor 2
x3−3x2y
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
x3x2
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
x3−21
Subtract the terms
x11
Simplify
x1
x−3y
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−x3y
dxdy=−x3y
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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=x212y
Calculate
2x3y=−12
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(2x3y)=dxd(−12)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(2x3y)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(2x3)×y+2x3×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(2x3)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
2×dxd(x3)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
2×3x2
Multiply the terms
6x2
6x2y+2x3×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
6x2y+2x3dxdy
6x2y+2x3dxdy=dxd(−12)
Calculate the derivative
6x2y+2x3dxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
2x3dxdy=0−6x2y
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
2x3dxdy=−6x2y
Divide both sides
2x32x3dxdy=2x3−6x2y
Divide the numbers
dxdy=2x3−6x2y
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
2x3−6x2y
Cancel out the common factor 2
x3−3x2y
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
x3x2
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
x3−21
Subtract the terms
x11
Simplify
x1
x−3y
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−x3y
dxdy=−x3y
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(dxdy)=dxd(−x3y)
Calculate the derivative
dx2d2y=dxd(−x3y)
Use differentiation rules
dx2d2y=−x2dxd(3y)×x−3y×dxd(x)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(3y)
Simplify
3×dxd(y)
Calculate
3dxdy
dx2d2y=−x23dxdy×x−3y×dxd(x)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dx2d2y=−x23dxdy×x−3y×1
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
dx2d2y=−x23xdxdy−3y×1
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
dx2d2y=−x23xdxdy−3y
Use equation dxdy=−x3y to substitute
dx2d2y=−x23x(−x3y)−3y
Solution
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Calculate
−x23x(−x3y)−3y
Multiply
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Multiply the terms
3x(−x3y)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
−3x×x3y
Multiply the terms
−9y
−x2−9y−3y
Subtract the terms
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Simplify
−9y−3y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−9−3)y
Subtract the numbers
−12y
−x2−12y
Divide the terms
−(−x212y)
Calculate
x212y
dx2d2y=x212y
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