Question
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
sin(xy)=xy
To test if the graph of sin(xy)=xy is symmetry with respect to the origin,substitute -x for x and -y for y
sin(−x(−y))=−x(−y)
Multiplying or dividing an even number of negative terms equals a positive
sin(xy)=−x(−y)
Multiplying or dividing an even number of negative terms equals a positive
sin(xy)=xy
Solution
Symmetry with respect to the origin
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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
sin(xy)=xy
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(sin(xy))=dxd(xy)
Calculate the derivative
(y+xdxdy)cos(xy)=dxd(xy)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(xy)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(x)×y+x×dxd(y)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
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
(y+xdxdy)cos(xy)=y+xdxdy
Rewrite the expression
cos(xy)(y+xdxdy)=y+xdxdy
Expand the expression
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Evaluate
cos(xy)(y+xdxdy)
Apply the distributive property
cos(xy)×y+cos(xy)×xdxdy
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
ycos(xy)+cos(xy)×xdxdy
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
ycos(xy)+xcos(xy)dxdy
ycos(xy)+xcos(xy)dxdy=y+xdxdy
Move the expression to the left side
ycos(xy)+xcos(xy)dxdy−xdxdy=y
Move the expression to the right side
xcos(xy)dxdy−xdxdy=y−ycos(xy)
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(xcos(xy)−x)dxdy=y−ycos(xy)
Divide both sides
xcos(xy)−x(xcos(xy)−x)dxdy=xcos(xy)−xy−ycos(xy)
Divide the numbers
dxdy=xcos(xy)−xy−ycos(xy)
Solution
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Evaluate
xcos(xy)−xy−ycos(xy)
Rewrite the expression
xcos(xy)−x(1−cos(xy))y
Rewrite the expression
(1−cos(xy))(−x)(1−cos(xy))y
Reduce the fraction
−xy
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−xy
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
sin(xy)=xy
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(sin(xy))=dxd(xy)
Calculate the derivative
(y+xdxdy)cos(xy)=dxd(xy)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(xy)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(x)×y+x×dxd(y)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
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
(y+xdxdy)cos(xy)=y+xdxdy
Rewrite the expression
cos(xy)(y+xdxdy)=y+xdxdy
Expand the expression
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Evaluate
cos(xy)(y+xdxdy)
Apply the distributive property
cos(xy)×y+cos(xy)×xdxdy
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
ycos(xy)+cos(xy)×xdxdy
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
ycos(xy)+xcos(xy)dxdy
ycos(xy)+xcos(xy)dxdy=y+xdxdy
Move the expression to the left side
ycos(xy)+xcos(xy)dxdy−xdxdy=y
Move the expression to the right side
xcos(xy)dxdy−xdxdy=y−ycos(xy)
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(xcos(xy)−x)dxdy=y−ycos(xy)
Divide both sides
xcos(xy)−x(xcos(xy)−x)dxdy=xcos(xy)−xy−ycos(xy)
Divide the numbers
dxdy=xcos(xy)−xy−ycos(xy)
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
xcos(xy)−xy−ycos(xy)
Rewrite the expression
xcos(xy)−x(1−cos(xy))y
Rewrite the expression
(1−cos(xy))(−x)(1−cos(xy))y
Reduce the fraction
−xy
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−xy
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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