Question
Solve the equation
Solve for x
Solve for y
x=y55y4
Evaluate
4x5y=20
Rewrite the expression
4yx5=20
Divide both sides
4y4yx5=4y20
Divide the numbers
x5=4y20
Cancel out the common factor 4
x5=y5
Take the 5-th root on both sides of the equation
5x5=5y5
Calculate
x=5y5
Solution
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Evaluate
5y5
To take a root of a fraction,take the root of the numerator and denominator separately
5y55
Multiply by the Conjugate
5y×5y455×5y4
Calculate
y55×5y4
The product of roots with the same index is equal to the root of the product
y55y4
x=y55y4
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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
4x5y=20
To test if the graph of 4x5y=20 is symmetry with respect to the origin,substitute -x for x and -y for y
4(−x)5(−y)=20
Evaluate
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Evaluate
4(−x)5(−y)
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
−4(−x)5y
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
4(−x)5
Rewrite the expression
4(−x5)
Multiply the numbers
−4x5
−(−4x5y)
Multiply the first two terms
4x5y
4x5y=20
Solution
Symmetry with respect to the origin
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Rewrite the equation
r=65sec5(θ)csc(θ)r=−65sec5(θ)csc(θ)
Evaluate
4x5y=20
To convert the equation to polar coordinates,substitute x for rcos(θ) and y for rsin(θ)
4(cos(θ)×r)5sin(θ)×r=20
Factor the expression
4cos5(θ)sin(θ)×r6=20
Divide the terms
r6=cos5(θ)sin(θ)5
Simplify the expression
r6=5sec5(θ)csc(θ)
Evaluate the power
r=±65sec5(θ)csc(θ)
Solution
r=65sec5(θ)csc(θ)r=−65sec5(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
4x5y=20
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(4x5y)=dxd(20)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(4x5y)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(4x5)×y+4x5×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(4x5)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
4×dxd(x5)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
4×5x4
Multiply the terms
20x4
20x4y+4x5×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
20x4y+4x5dxdy
20x4y+4x5dxdy=dxd(20)
Calculate the derivative
20x4y+4x5dxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
4x5dxdy=0−20x4y
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
4x5dxdy=−20x4y
Divide both sides
4x54x5dxdy=4x5−20x4y
Divide the numbers
dxdy=4x5−20x4y
Solution
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Evaluate
4x5−20x4y
Cancel out the common factor 4
x5−5x4y
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
x5x4
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
x5−41
Subtract the terms
x11
Simplify
x1
x−5y
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
4x5y=20
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(4x5y)=dxd(20)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(4x5y)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(4x5)×y+4x5×dxd(y)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(4x5)
Use differentiation rule dxd(cf(x))=c×dxd(f(x))
4×dxd(x5)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
4×5x4
Multiply the terms
20x4
20x4y+4x5×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
20x4y+4x5dxdy
20x4y+4x5dxdy=dxd(20)
Calculate the derivative
20x4y+4x5dxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
4x5dxdy=0−20x4y
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
4x5dxdy=−20x4y
Divide both sides
4x54x5dxdy=4x5−20x4y
Divide the numbers
dxdy=4x5−20x4y
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
4x5−20x4y
Cancel out the common factor 4
x5−5x4y
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
x5x4
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
x5−41
Subtract the terms
x11
Simplify
x1
x−5y
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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